Portrait of B.E. [Bert Edises] by Pele de Lappe
Portrait of B.E. [Bert Edises]
Pele de Lappe
Title
Portrait of B.E. [Bert Edises]
Artist
Year
1935
Technique
lithograph
Image Size
14 x 11 1/8" image size
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
pencil titled and dated
Reference
illustrated page 24 of âA passionate journey through Art and the Red pressâ by Pele deLappe
Paper
cream Rives watermarked wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
WECA101
Price
Price On Request
Description
Bertram Edises was Pele de Lappe's husband from 1934 to 1949. He was a prominant civil rights lawyer in Oakland, California for many years, and also worked on behalf of unions. He was a National Labor Relations Board attorney during the Salinas, CA Lettuce Growers Associaton strike of 1937. He died in 1997.