Francis Wilson & De Wolf Hopper
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.
Francis Wilson (1854-1935) and De Wolf Hopper (1858-1935) were comic actors who performed in many Gilbert and Sullivan productions together in America. Wilson remained in America and formed his own theatre company in 1889. In the same year Hopper became the founding president of the Actor's Amateur Athletic Association of America. Hopper's first appearance on the London stage was in El Capitan by John Philip Sousa at the Lyric in 1899, in which he had also starred in New York during 1896.
Francis Wilson (1854-1935) and De Wolf Hopper (1858-1935) were comic actors who performed in many Gilbert and Sullivan productions together in America. Wilson remained in America and formed his own theatre company in 1889. In the same year Hopper became the founding president of the Actor's Amateur Athletic Association of America. Hopper's first appearance on the London stage was in El Capitan by John Philip Sousa at the Lyric in 1899, in which he had also starred in New York during 1896.
Object details
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| Title | Francis Wilson & De Wolf Hopper (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper facing each other in profile. Wilson is in the lower left foreground smiling, and Hopper is wearing a hat and frowning. The main outline drawing, Hopper's jacket and hat has been printed in black. Frueh's signature is in the bottom right of Hopper's jacket un-printed showing the paper beneath. Hopper's hair and Wilson's jacket are printed in brown. Hopper's face and Wilson's shirt is printed in light grey. The background is printed dark 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. Francis Wilson (1854-1935) and De Wolf Hopper (1858-1935) were comic actors who performed in many Gilbert and Sullivan productions together in America. Wilson remained in America and formed his own theatre company in 1889. In the same year Hopper became the founding president of the Actor's Amateur Athletic Association of America. Hopper's first appearance on the London stage was in El Capitan by John Philip Sousa at the Lyric in 1899, in which he had also starred in New York during 1896. |
| 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.465-1990 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2013 |
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