Lillian Russell, 1861-1922 – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Lillian Russell, 1861-1922. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lillian Russell, 1861-1922
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Stage star Lillian Russell appears in this c1899 portrait, one of a numbered set of three photoprints copyrighted by B.J. Falk. Russell rose to fame in the 1880s and 1890s through comic opera and musical theater, and she was among the most recognizable performers of her day, admired as much for her public image as for her voice. Studio portraits like this one were widely sold and collected, so they worked as a kind of celebrity merchandise, and the lighting and pose show how performers presented themselves to a mass audience of the period.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | 3 photoprints copyrighted by B.J. Falk. No. 33, no. 34, and no. 35 respectively. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Ph. Ind.; Actresses; Shelf. Unprocessed in PK6 CN 271. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 953 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150137 |
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