William Gillette
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.
The print is a caricature of the American actor, director and playwright William Gillette (1853-1937). Gillette was famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a play which he adapted himself from a version by Arthur Conan Doyle' He appearing as Holmes over 1,300 times in the course of thirty years, and also played the role on film in 1916.
The print is a caricature of the American actor, director and playwright William Gillette (1853-1937). Gillette was famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a play which he adapted himself from a version by Arthur Conan Doyle' He appearing as Holmes over 1,300 times in the course of thirty years, and also played the role on film in 1916.
Object details
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| Title | William Gillette (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut, printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Colour linocut by Al Frueh of William Gillette, published 1922 |
| Physical description | Linocut caricature of William Gillette, full length, holding a cigar in his right hand. Gillette's suit is printed in black, his hair and eyes in grey. Frueh's signature is printed in grey, bottom left. |
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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. The print is a caricature of the American actor, director and playwright William Gillette (1853-1937). Gillette was famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a play which he adapted himself from a version by Arthur Conan Doyle' He appearing as Holmes over 1,300 times in the course of thirty years, and also played the role on film in 1916. |
| 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.443-1990 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2016 |
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