Wilton Lackaye
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 is a caricature of the American actor Wilton Lackaye (1862-1932), and probably dates from 1918. Lackaye's appearances on the London stage include Children of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) at the Aldephi Theatre in 1899, and The Idler by Charles Haddon Chambers (1860-1921) at the St. James's theatre, 1891.
This print is a caricature of the American actor Wilton Lackaye (1862-1932), and probably dates from 1918. Lackaye's appearances on the London stage include Children of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) at the Aldephi Theatre in 1899, and The Idler by Charles Haddon Chambers (1860-1921) at the St. James's theatre, 1891.
Object details
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| Title | Wilton Lackaye (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Wilton Lackaye, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Wilton Lackaye in profile wearing a black suit jacket with white trousers. The entire background has been printed in light grey. The outline drawing of Lackaye and the main body of his jacket have been over printed in black. Lackaye's eyes and Frueh's signature have been left un-printed showing the paper beneath. |
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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 is a caricature of the American actor Wilton Lackaye (1862-1932), and probably dates from 1918. Lackaye's appearances on the London stage include Children of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) at the Aldephi Theatre in 1899, and The Idler by Charles Haddon Chambers (1860-1921) at the St. James's theatre, 1891. |
| 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.457-1990 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2013 |
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