Irv Docktor

Artist Irv Docktor translated his experience at the New York Philharmonic into art using the program as his canvas. This beautiful piece highlights Philip Myers playing the French Horn.
1998. Pen & Ink and Watercolor.
Available for purchase. Send a DM or visit the link in the bio.

Currently for sale in a collection of playbills presented by Johnnycake Books. Visit link in bio to purchase.

Johnnycake Books' site describes the playbill as, "Original illustration, 2006, black and red ink and watercolor, title page excised from Playbill for DOUBT with a the figure of actor Eileen Atkins as mother superior, Ron Eldard as young priest and Jena Malone as young nun. Signed by Irv Docktor lower right. Playbill for the Walter Kerr Theatre where DOUBT had its Broadway premiere in 2004; the actors drawn here are from the replacement cast of 2006. Written by John Patrick Shanley, the play, besides winning 5 Tony's including Best Play, also received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama."

When the beloved tale of Cyrano de Bergerac was brought to life in a four act opera performed at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Irv Docktor was inspired to sketch a lively pen and ink caricature. Note the captivating beauty of Roxanne juxtaposed by Cyrano's grotesque nose.
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This original playbill will soon be available for purchase. Please send inquiries through DM.