Print Collection
Print
1951 (made)
1951 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This etching by the British artist Eric Atkinson (b.1928) shows one of the boxes and members of the audience during an evening of Variety at the New Cross Empire Theatre, on the corner of New Cross Road and Watson Street, in 1951.
The New Cross Empire was designed by the renowned British theatre architect Frank Matcham (1854-1920) and opened on 31 July 1899 under the management of Oswald Stoll (1866-1942), a co-founder of the Stoll-Moss theatre group. Seating 2,000, the interior was designed in Louis XIV style, with interior decoration by Messrs. Waring Ltd. The theatre was closed on 10th July 1954 and demolished in July 1958.
The New Cross Empire was designed by the renowned British theatre architect Frank Matcham (1854-1920) and opened on 31 July 1899 under the management of Oswald Stoll (1866-1942), a co-founder of the Stoll-Moss theatre group. Seating 2,000, the interior was designed in Louis XIV style, with interior decoration by Messrs. Waring Ltd. The theatre was closed on 10th July 1954 and demolished in July 1958.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | paper, printing ink |
| Brief description | A view of a theatre box with audience members at a Variety Night at New Cross Empire Theatre, 1951. Etching by Eric Atkinson (b.1928) |
| Physical description | Etched print depicting a view of the boxes at Variety Night at New Cross Empire Theatre in 1951 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Eric Atkinson/ Variety Night 1951 Exhibited/ New Cross Empire/ Dry Point etching.'
'[illegible] Scottish Academy 1952./ R.S.A. Summer Show.'
'to Jack Reading 1992.' (Hand-written on a card mounted that has been removed.) |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This etching by the British artist Eric Atkinson (b.1928) shows one of the boxes and members of the audience during an evening of Variety at the New Cross Empire Theatre, on the corner of New Cross Road and Watson Street, in 1951. The New Cross Empire was designed by the renowned British theatre architect Frank Matcham (1854-1920) and opened on 31 July 1899 under the management of Oswald Stoll (1866-1942), a co-founder of the Stoll-Moss theatre group. Seating 2,000, the interior was designed in Louis XIV style, with interior decoration by Messrs. Waring Ltd. The theatre was closed on 10th July 1954 and demolished in July 1958. |
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| Accession number | S.5-1993 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2010 |
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