Oct 24, 2018
A hand-painted Christmas card from German painter/illustrator Otto Marcus (1863-1952), to Maud Allan (1873-1956).
Sent to Maud from Berlin, and postmarked 12-23-1934, by Otto Marcus – who had earlier painted a prize-winning picture of her, entitled Miss Allan, The Classical Dancer. Marcus’ daughter, Ruth Sendler, was also a professional dancer/choreographer.
The “Miss Aldridge” was Verna Aldrich, Maud’s long-time secretary/companion. From the address, we can see Maud was still living at West Wing, quarters that had originally been provided for her by Margot Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister.
