André De Takacs

He produced art for posters, postcards, and film company promotions.

[3] The University of South Carolina's Tin Pan Alley Sheet Music Collection also includes his work.

[citation needed] His work includes covers from the era when minstrel performers were still popular and depictions of African Americans are based on stereotypes.

[2] He died at the age of 39, reportedly of a heart attack in a New York City taxi on the way to the hospital.

His wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Schenkel, took her life several years later.