Mary Nash
Print
1922 (published)
1922 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| 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 American actress Mary Nash (1885-1976) in the play The BigChance by Willard Mack (1873-1934) and Grant Morris. Nash first appeared on stage in New York in 1904. Her only appearance in London was in The Man Who Came Back by Jules Eckert Goodman (1876-1962) at the Oxford Theatre on 8th April 1920, where she was favourably received.
This print shows the American actress Mary Nash (1885-1976) in the play The BigChance by Willard Mack (1873-1934) and Grant Morris. Nash first appeared on stage in New York in 1904. Her only appearance in London was in The Man Who Came Back by Jules Eckert Goodman (1876-1962) at the Oxford Theatre on 8th April 1920, where she was favourably received.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mary Nash (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of Mary Nash in The Big Chance in 1918, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of Mary Nash looking over her shoulder with an aggressive expression. The outline drawing of Nash has been printed in black. Nash's eyeshadow has been printed in dark blue. |
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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 American actress Mary Nash (1885-1976) in the play The BigChance by Willard Mack (1873-1934) and Grant Morris. Nash first appeared on stage in New York in 1904. Her only appearance in London was in The Man Who Came Back by Jules Eckert Goodman (1876-1962) at the Oxford Theatre on 8th April 1920, where she was favourably received. |
| 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.470-1990 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2013 |
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