Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Print
1922 (published)
1922 (published)
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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 English actor-manager Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937). He is shown here in The Passing of the Third Floor Back by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), which transferred to New York in 1909 after it's West End premiere at St James's Theatre in 1908.
This print is a caricature of the English actor-manager Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937). He is shown here in The Passing of the Third Floor Back by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), which transferred to New York in 1909 after it's West End premiere at St James's Theatre in 1908.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Johnston Forbes-Robertson (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Johnston Forbes-Robertson in The Passing of the Third Floor Back by Jerome K. Jerome, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Johnston Forbes-Robertson in profile. The outline drawing of Forbes-Robertson and the main body of his coat have been printed in black. His hair has been printed in pale yellow. The hands, shirt collar and Frueh's signature have been left un-printed showing the paper beneath. |
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| 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 English actor-manager Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937). He is shown here in The Passing of the Third Floor Back by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), which transferred to New York in 1909 after it's West End premiere at St James's Theatre in 1908. |
| 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.455-1990 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2013 |
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