Norman Trevor
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 actor and producer Norman Trevor (1877-1929). He is shown here in W. Somerset Maugham's play Caesar's Wife in 1919, which opened at the Royalty Theatre in London and transferred to the Liberty Theatre in New York.
This print is a caricature of the actor and producer Norman Trevor (1877-1929). He is shown here in W. Somerset Maugham's play Caesar's Wife in 1919, which opened at the Royalty Theatre in London and transferred to the Liberty Theatre in New York.
Object details
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| Title | Norman Trevor (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Norman Trevor in Caesar's Wife in 1919, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Norman Trevor with his arms crossed and head turned to one side. The outline drawing and shaded areas of Trevor's jacket have been printed in black. The main body of the jacket has been printed in dark grey. The background and Trevor's eye has been printed in pale grey, leaving his face, shirt, hands and Frueh's signature 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 actor and producer Norman Trevor (1877-1929). He is shown here in W. Somerset Maugham's play Caesar's Wife in 1919, which opened at the Royalty Theatre in London and transferred to the Liberty Theatre in New York. |
| 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.471-1990 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2013 |
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