Black crook. – 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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Step back in time with Black crook., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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This large color lithograph advertises *The Black Crook*, a production that opened at Niblo's Garden in New York in 1866 and became one of the most influential stage spectacles of the nineteenth century. It combined a melodrama with an elaborate ballet and special effects, and it toured for years, with revivals and road companies drawing audiences well into the 1880s. The poster was printed by the Forbes Company of Boston, a lithography firm known for theatrical advertising. Its text differs slightly from a smaller version of the same design, which suggests the printer adjusted the wording for a different format or engagement.
| Created / published | Boston : Forbes Co., c1882. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 104 cm. |
| Genre | no. 3 (B size). Slight variation of text from smaller poster." |
| Notes | N16287 U.S. Copyright Office Created by Forbes Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,701 × 3,796 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220751 |
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