NEW YORK, NY.- D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. presents Major Southern Commission of the 1930s-1940s, on view through October 28th, 2011. Over 40 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings show the range of commission work in the 1930s-1940s, including corporate projects, illustrations for famous literature, and studies for post office murals. The exhibition includes many works on paper from George Biddles 1930 visit to Charleston. Biddle (1885-1973) used these works as the basis for his illustrations for the original libretto for George Gershwins Porgy and Bess, published alongside the operas New York premiere in 1935. The opera will have a revival on Broadway in the 2011-2012 season. David Fredenthals (1914-1958) four watercolors about Georgia sharecroppers created for the 1940 deluxe edition of Erskine Caldwells Tobacco Road are another highlight. Fredenthal spent two months guided by the author