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Mary Nash

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 shows the American actress Mary Nash (1885-1976) in the play The BigChance by Willard Mack (1873-1934) and Grant Morris. Nash first appeared on stage in New York in 1904. Her only appearance in London was in The Man Who Came Back by Jules Eckert Goodman (1876-1962) at the Oxford Theatre on 8th April 1920, where she was favourably received.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMary Nash (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Linocut, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Mary Nash in The Big Chance in 1918, published 1922
Physical description
Linocut caricature of Mary Nash looking over her shoulder with an aggressive expression. The outline drawing of Nash has been printed in black. Nash's eyeshadow has been printed in dark blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm
  • Width: 21.8cm
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 shows the American actress Mary Nash (1885-1976) in the play The BigChance by Willard Mack (1873-1934) and Grant Morris. Nash first appeared on stage in New York in 1904. Her only appearance in London was in The Man Who Came Back by Jules Eckert Goodman (1876-1962) at the Oxford Theatre on 8th April 1920, where she was favourably received.
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.470-1990

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Record createdMay 15, 2013
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