Edwin Ardens romantic play Zorah – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Edwin Ardens romantic play Zorah. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Edwin Ardens romantic play Zorah
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A Governor General sentences Zorah to the mines of Siberia in this scene, the moment the poster's caption picks out from the play. Edwin Arden (1864–1918) was an American actor, and this 1899 color lithograph came from the Strobridge Litho Company of Cincinnati and New York, a firm that produced many theatrical posters for touring productions of the period. Exile to Siberia was a stock device of late nineteenth-century melodrama, and the image leans on that Russian setting, with its military figures and captive young woman, to draw audiences to the show.
| Created / published | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 101 x 76 cm. |
| Notes | 48669 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1899 by The Strobridge Litho Co Cinti & New York. Jacob Litt proprietor. Caption: The Governor General sentences Zorah to the mines of Siberia. No. 8619 Upper right corner missing. · Arden Edwin 1864-1918. Litt Jacob. |
| Subjects | Loss of consciousness. Russians--Performances & portrayals. Girls. Military personnel--Russian. Exiles--Russia (Federation)--Siberia. Theatrical productions. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,980 × 2,779 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273422 |
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