Alias Kid Balzac…
Waldo Peirce (Dec. 17, 1884 - 1970), was an American painter and larger-than-life character, a long-time friend of Hemingway’s…
Above: Portrait of Ernest Hemingway by Waldo Peirce. Signed by the artist, lower right: “For Ernest (alias Kid Balzac) Key West first April /29 - WP”. Ernest Hemingway Collection, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.