[Sarah] Bernhardt--American tour--Direction of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau / Mucha. – Vintage Print
![[Sarah] Bernhardt--American tour--Direction of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau / Mucha., Cincinnati : The Strobridge Lith. Co., [1896] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dd/dd854d4190d9-L.webp)
(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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[Sarah] Bernhardt--American tour--Direction of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau / Mucha. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Sarah] Bernhardt--American tour--Direction of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau / Mucha.
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Sarah Bernhardt's 1896 American tour, booked by the management firm Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau, is the subject of this poster, and the title credits its design to Alphonse Mucha. The Czech-born artist had made Bernhardt's Paris posters famous earlier in the decade, and this American version was printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Company in Cincinnati, a firm known for large color runs for theatrical clients. Bernhardt, then in her early fifties, was among the most celebrated actresses in the world, and her American visits drew large audiences and heavy press attention. Mucha's flat color and decorative borders reached American streets largely through posters like this one.
| Created / published | Cincinnati : The Strobridge Lith. Co., [1896] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Theatrical posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: Fr. K72. 1896. |
| Subjects | Bernhardt, Sarah,--1844-1923--Performances. Actresses--United States--1890-1900. Theatrical productions--United States--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 568 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173551 |
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