William Collier / Frueh. – Vintage Wall Art
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(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 historic print of William Collier / Frueh. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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William Collier / Frueh.
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Alfred Frueh's caricature of William Collier, the American stage comedian, appears as plate 16 in *Stage Folk*, a 1922 book of theatrical caricatures published in New York by Lieber & Lewis. Collier, born in 1866, spent a long career on the American stage, and Frueh exaggerates the features and bearing that made his comic performances easy to recognize. The print is a linocut, a medium that favors bold, simplified outlines over fine detail. Signed on the block, it shows how illustrators of the early 1920s turned stage personalities into portraits for a general readership.
| Created / published | [1922] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : linocut ; 40.4 x 24 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | [plate 16]." |
| Notes | Signed on block. Title transcribed from Cast of Characters" contents page. Forms part of: The Alfred Bendiner Memorial Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Stage Folk: A book of caricatures by Frueh. New York : Lieber & Lewis |
| Subjects | Collier, William,--1866-1944. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,796 × 4,726 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221107 |
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