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Leo Ditrichstein

Print
1922 (published)
Artist/Maker
Lieber & Lewis (publishers)
Al Frueh (artist)
Place of origin
New York (published)

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 the actor and playwright Leo Ditrichstein (1865-1928). Born in Austria-Hungary, Ditrichstein made his career in the United States.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLeo Ditrichstein (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Linocut, printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Linoleum-Block Printing
Brief description
Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Leo Ditrichstein, published 1922
Physical description
Linocut caricature of Leo Ditrichstein, full length, in a black coat and grey trousers, turned to left. His hair is printed in grey and his face in outline black. He wears a monocle in his right eye. Frueh's signature is printed in black, bottom left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.9cm
  • Width: 15cm
Credit line
Given by Alfred J Frueh
Subject depicted
Ditrichstein, Leo
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 the actor and playwright Leo Ditrichstein (1865-1928). Born in Austria-Hungary, Ditrichstein made his career in the United States.
Bibliographic reference
Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, introduction by Mike and Nancy Frueh. London: Theatre Museum, 1990. 16p.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.437-1990

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1368133/leo-ditrichstein-print-al-frueh/
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