Fritzi Scheff
Print
1922 (published)
1922 (published)
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| Place of origin |
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 the singer Fritzi Scheff (1879-1954), and is said to have been the print that made Al Frueh's name. Frueh created this print whilst Scheff was touring St Louis in Mlle Modiste during 1907. It soon appeared in the St Louis Post-Despatch, after which Frueh reported that Scheff refused to appear on stage saying that the print infuriated her so.
This print shows the singer Fritzi Scheff (1879-1954), and is said to have been the print that made Al Frueh's name. Frueh created this print whilst Scheff was touring St Louis in Mlle Modiste during 1907. It soon appeared in the St Louis Post-Despatch, after which Frueh reported that Scheff refused to appear on stage saying that the print infuriated her so.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fritzi Scheff (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Fritzi Scheff, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Fritzi Scheff playing a drum. The drawing of Scheff is printed in black on an olive green oval background. Frueh's signature has been left un-printed showing the paper beneath. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alfred J Frueh |
| Subject depicted | |
| 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 the singer Fritzi Scheff (1879-1954), and is said to have been the print that made Al Frueh's name. Frueh created this print whilst Scheff was touring St Louis in Mlle Modiste during 1907. It soon appeared in the St Louis Post-Despatch, after which Frueh reported that Scheff refused to appear on stage saying that the print infuriated her so. |
| 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.449-1990 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2013 |
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