This monochrome caricature depicts Alicia Gaidas, identified by the handwritten inscription, with an oversized head, curled hair, and roller skates. She wears a dark long-sleeve top, shorts, and knee pads while standing beside a small table holding a cylindrical container or appliance. Visible text notes “Birthday, Febr 17” and “Copyright March 16, 1939,” with the signature Chas. R. Steindl.
The lower inscription includes the artist name (Chas.) Charles R. Steindl and a copyright date of March 16, 1939. After he had emigrated to the U.S.A., Hungarian-born Charles R. Steindl first worked as a photographer. Later, in the 1930s, he wisely turned to the art of caricature, which brought him recognition.
