[GOLF] — FRANK SINATRA CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
Single sheet (sight: 16 1/4 x 24 in.; 41.3 x 61 cm). Watercolor and ink on paper, signed (illegible) in lower right corner, matted and framed; minor toning, closed tear to upper right corner.
Single sheet (sight: 21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.; 54.5 x 74 cm). Pencil on paper, signed and dated in ("McMahon 1990") in lower right corner, matted and framed.
Charming watercolor and pencil works, illustrating various elements and individuals associated with the inaugural Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational, to include the Invitational logo, Frank and Barbara Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., etc.
The Invitational, which evolved into an annual event, was planned by Frank and Barbara, the proceeds of which benefited the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children. The theme of the 1990 Invitational was “Frank Sinatra—The Man and His Music” (after Sinatra's 1965 TV special). Throat cancer prevented Sammy Davis Jr. from performing with Sinatra, as was originally planned and advertised, but Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme stepped in, and joined Sinatra at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort Ballroom, and the attendance doubled to 1,000 people.