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VERNON, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner, 1894–1992). PORTRAIT OF VERNON, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. 1976. Half-length portrait of a tuxedo-clad “Professor,” posed with a champagne glass and silver coin, in readiness for his famed “Five Coins and a Glass” routine. 10 × 8". INSCRIBED AND SIGNED in the upper right: “To Ricky / Original, comical, and extremely talented. With admiration, Sincerely, Dai Vernon Dallas Tex 1976.” This photograph was printed for Vernon’s famous “$1000 Lecture Tour,” conducted in 1976.