The Shadow of a crime by Hall Caine
Poster
ca. 1895 (made)
ca. 1895 (made)
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Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931), known as Hall Caine, was the author of several popular English novels including The Shadow of a Crime, the book advertised in this poster, which he wrote in 1885. Caine is also known for having served as secretary to the Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858-1924) was a Canadian-born artist who lived and worked in the United States. He is known chiefly for working in an Impressionist style, and for capturing images of people at leisure, such as the female figure depicted here.
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858-1924) was a Canadian-born artist who lived and worked in the United States. He is known chiefly for working in an Impressionist style, and for capturing images of people at leisure, such as the female figure depicted here.
Object details
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| Title | The Shadow of a crime by Hall Caine (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Maurice B. Prendergast illustrating "The Shadow of a crime" by Hall Caine, USA, ca. 1895. |
| Physical description | Black and white poster of a woman in a cloak standing by the edge of a path which is stylised in spirals and ovals. In the upper left rear ground, a horse and rider recede into the distance. Stylised black trees dominate the horizon. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931), known as Hall Caine, was the author of several popular English novels including The Shadow of a Crime, the book advertised in this poster, which he wrote in 1885. Caine is also known for having served as secretary to the Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858-1924) was a Canadian-born artist who lived and worked in the United States. He is known chiefly for working in an Impressionist style, and for capturing images of people at leisure, such as the female figure depicted here. |
| Bibliographic reference | American poster renaissance by Victor Margolin. New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1975.
223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
LC Subjects: Posters, American.
Decoration and ornament -- United States -- Art nouveau.
Notes: Includes index.
ISBN: 0823002144 |
| Other number | LS.134 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1393-2004 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2004 |
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