Album
1960-1965 (dated)
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Off-white imitation leather bound album made by George Rowney & Co. Ltd, London W1, described by its printed label as a 'Series A42 Sketch Book' and inscribed inside the front cover: 'Gilbert Sommerlad 19 Norrey's Avenue Oxford'. Used by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) to mount his caricatures of performers at the New Theatre Oxford, executed between 8 December 1965 and 30 September 1971.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Imitation leather bound |
| Brief description | Off-white imitation leather album used by Gilbert Sommerlad to mount caricatures of performers at the New Theatre Oxford between 1965 and 1971 |
| Physical description | Off-white imitation leather bound album made by George Rowney & Co. Ltd, London W1, described by its printed label as a 'Series A42 Sketch Book' and inscribed inside the front cover: 'Gilbert Sommerlad 19 Norrey's Avenue Oxford'. Used by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) to mount his caricatures of performers at the New Theatre Oxford, executed between 8 December 1965 and 30 September 1971. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael Sommerlad |
| Object history | An album of caricatures of theatrical performers and entertainers drawn (with one exception) by Gilbert J.Sommerlad (1904-1976) between December 1965 and September 1971 at the Oxford New Theatre. Gilbert Sommerlad moved from Brighton to the recently built New Theatre, Oxford, to join his brother Roy (violin and clarinet) as resident pianist in 1936. He continued with his caricatures until his retirement. |
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| Accession number | S.134:60-2002 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2003 |
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