Lot Essay
These art deco illustrations were originally published in the 'Criticisms in Cameo' column in The Sketch in the mid 1930s. The column was an often waspish review of either the stage or cinema during the week of publication and featured striking black and white illustrations by Sheriffs of some of the productions reviewed. The images here are the originals for the articles and are sold with the pages from the issue of The Sketch in which they were published.