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William Collier

Print
1922 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Al Frueh (1880-1968) was an American cartoonist and caricaturist for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1962. This print forms part of a portfolio of caricatures, Stage Folk: A Book of Caricatures by Frueh, published by Lieber & Lewis in 1922. It was exhibited at the Theatre Museum in Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, in 1990.

This print is a caricature of the American actor William Collier (1866-1944). Collier appeared in The Dictator by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) in New York in 1904, and during it's transfer to London at the Comedy Theatre in 1905. He also appeared in On the Quiet by Augustus Thomas (1857-1934) at the Comedy Theatre in the same year. After these London productions he remained in America for the rest of his career.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam Collier (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Linocut, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Black and white linocut by Al Frueh of William Collier, published 1922
Physical description
Linocut caricature of William Collier wearing a black suit jacket with white trousers. The outline drawing of Collier, the main body of his jacket and Frueh's signature have been printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.2cm
  • Width: 24.3cm
Dimensions taken from exhibition catalogue
Credit line
Given by Alfred J Frueh
Subject depicted
Summary
Al Frueh (1880-1968) was an American cartoonist and caricaturist for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1962. This print forms part of a portfolio of caricatures, Stage Folk: A Book of Caricatures by Frueh, published by Lieber & Lewis in 1922. It was exhibited at the Theatre Museum in Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, in 1990.

This print is a caricature of the American actor William Collier (1866-1944). Collier appeared in The Dictator by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) in New York in 1904, and during it's transfer to London at the Comedy Theatre in 1905. He also appeared in On the Quiet by Augustus Thomas (1857-1934) at the Comedy Theatre in the same year. After these London productions he remained in America for the rest of his career.
Bibliographic reference
Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, introduction by Mike and Nancy Frueh. London: Theatre Museum, 1990. 16p.
Collection
Accession number
S.451-1990

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Record createdFebruary 14, 2013
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