The history and art of two 20th century portrait artists, Ellis Silvette and his son, David Silvette. A 196-page book of their art, photos, news articles and correspondence from their famous sitters give the reader an intimate and insightful perspective of the artists. Portraits of Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and F. Scott Fitzgerald, to name a few, are examples of the work documented in this book. Book has two covers: Ellis on one side and David on the other side.