Marie Dressler / Frueh. – Historic Print
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Marie Dressler / Frueh.
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Al Frueh's caricature of Marie Dressler is a linocut, a relief print cut into a block and inked, and it was made as plate 31 for *Stage Folk*, a 1922 book of his theatrical caricatures published in New York. Dressler, a stage and film comedian, had risen from vaudeville and Broadway to film stardom by the early 1920s. Frueh's bold, simplified lines exaggerate her features and expression, a style that suited the sharp, affectionate portraits of performers he drew for the book.
| Created / published | [1922] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : linocut ; 37.4 x 26.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | [plate 31]." |
| 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 | Dressler, Marie,--1869-1934. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,805 × 4,735 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221110 |
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