Black and white 8 by 10 press photograph of the celebrated Spanish-American ventriloquist Senor Wences in a close portrait composition with one of his signature character figures, the print bearing a bold handwritten ink signature reading Senor Wences across the lower portion of the image. Senor Wences was one of the most distinctive and celebrated ventriloquists of the twentieth century, renowned for his innovative use of a hand-drawn face on his fist as a dummy character and his small figure Pedro who lived in a box. Signed press photographs from Senor Wences are highly desirable within the ventriloquism collecting field. His unique performance style and his long association with The Ed Sullivan Show, on which he appeared over thirty times, make him one of the most historically significant figures in American ventriloquist history. This signed print is among the most collectible items in the press print grouping.