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Monna Vanna

Poster
1914 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Brodzky, Horace (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Monna Vanna' by Maurice Maeterlink, adapted by Alfred Sutro; Poster advertising first public performance at the Queen’s Theatre, London, 21 July 1914; Colour lithograph; Signed and dated '1914'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleMonna Vanna
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Monna Vanna'. Poster by Horace Brodzky, for the play by Maurice Maeterlink, adapted by Alfred Sutro. Colour lithograph print advertising the first public performance at the Queen’s Theatre, London. Signed and dated 1914.
Physical description
'Monna Vanna' by Maurice Maeterlink, adapted by Alfred Sutro; Poster advertising first public performance at the Queen’s Theatre, London, 21 July 1914; Colour lithograph; Signed and dated '1914'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.3cm
  • Width: 47.3cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'H.Brodzky / 1914' (Signed and dated.)
  • 'Queens Theatre, London, 21 July 1914.' (Inscribed in pencil and dated)
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Subject depicted
Theatre
Place depicted
The Queen's Theatre
Literary reference<u>Monna Vanna</u> by Maurice Maeterlink, adapted by Alfred Sutro.
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964 published by HMSO 1965
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
6/D12 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.513-1964

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1029891/monna-vanna-poster-brodzky-horace/
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