Joe Weber & Lew Fields
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 shows Joe Weber (1867-1942) and Lew Fields (1867-1941) in the revue Hokey Pokey at the Broadway Theatre, New York, 1912. Both born in New York, they made their stage debut together aged ten. The comedy duo later worked the vaudeville circuit successfully, broke up in 1904, and reunited briefly in 1912.
This print shows Joe Weber (1867-1942) and Lew Fields (1867-1941) in the revue Hokey Pokey at the Broadway Theatre, New York, 1912. Both born in New York, they made their stage debut together aged ten. The comedy duo later worked the vaudeville circuit successfully, broke up in 1904, and reunited briefly in 1912.
Object details
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| Title | Joe Weber & Lew Fields (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Joe Weber and Lew Fields in the revue Hokey Pokey, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature showing Joe Weber in profile wearing a brown check suit and matching hat, with his hands behind his back. Lew Fields is wearing a yellow jacket with black check trousers, is standing over Weber and pointing down at him. The main outline drawing and Frueh's signature are printed in black. Weber's suit, hat and the toes of his shoes are printed in medium brown. Fields's hair, jacket and shoes are printed in pale yellow. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alfred J Frueh |
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| 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 Joe Weber (1867-1942) and Lew Fields (1867-1941) in the revue Hokey Pokey at the Broadway Theatre, New York, 1912. Both born in New York, they made their stage debut together aged ten. The comedy duo later worked the vaudeville circuit successfully, broke up in 1904, and reunited briefly in 1912. |
| Bibliographic reference | Theatre Caricatures by Al Frueh: West End Meets Broadway, introduction by Mike and Nancy Frueh. London: Theatre Museum, 1990. 16p. |
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| Accession number | S.469-1990 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2013 |
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