Siberia written by Bartley Campbell. – Antique Poster Print
(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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This rare vintage poster captures Siberia written by Bartley Campbell. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Siberia written by Bartley Campbell.
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The line printed beneath the scene, "Please don't take him away, Mr. Soldier!", points to the emotional core of this 1900 poster for *Siberia*, a melodrama by the American playwright Bartley Campbell (1843–1884). The play belongs to the popular stage tradition of exile dramas, in which a sympathetic figure is torn from home and family and sent to the harsh penal settlements of Siberia, and audiences responded strongly to such stories of injustice and suffering. The poster was printed by the Russell-Morgan Print Company of Cincinnati and New York, which produced theatrical advertising for touring productions, and its bold black-and-white lithography shows how such shows were sold through sentimental, dramatic imagery.
| Created / published | 1900 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 70 x 53 cm. |
| Notes | D11906 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1900 by The U.S. Printing Co Russell-Morgan Print Cincinnati & New York. Direction W.J. Fielding. Caption: Please dont take him away Mr. Soldier! No. 4414. · Campbell Bartley Theodore 1843-1884. Fielding W. J. Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Subjects | Military personnel--Russia (Federation)--Siberia. Law enforcement--Russia (Federation)--Siberia. Theatrical productions. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 1,950 × 2,605 px · prints to 6 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273585 |
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