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Nat Goodwin

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.

The print is a caricature of actor Nat Goodwin (1857-1919).






Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNat Goodwin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Linocut, printed ink on paper
Brief description
Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Nat Goodwin, published 1922
Physical description
Linocut caricature showing Nat Goodwin, three-quarter length, in evening dress, with white tie, white waistcoat and a white glove. The background has been printed in pale grey, leaving Frueh's signature un-printed showing the paper beneath.

Dimensions
  • Height: 36.2cm
  • Width: 25.6cm
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.

The print is a caricature of actor Nat Goodwin (1857-1919).




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.464-1990

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2016
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