COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_poster4042.jpg
Identifier:
cc_poster4042.jpg
Title:
The new woman : by Sydney Grundy : from the Comedy Theater, London
Creator:
Morrow, A. G.
Subject:
Women - Posters
Subject:
Theatrical posters
Subject:
Comedy - Posters
Subject:
Posters, English
Subject:
Posters - 19th century - England
Summary:
This leaf (plate 79) was taken from Volume II (1897) of the series Les Maîtres de l'Affiche. The embossed stamp of the series is found in the lower right corner of the lithograph. The leaf was originally published in Belfast and London by David Allen & Sons, 1894 as an illustration for Sydney Grundy's play "The New Woman". The poster depicts a woman wearing with lorgnette sitting on a bench. On the floor next to and behind her are books and strewn papers. An academic "key" hangs in frame behind her. At lower left is a partially smoked cigarette with a tendril of smoke.
Publisher:
Imprimerie Chaix (Encres Lorilleux & Cie)
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Grundy, Sydney, 1848-1914
Date of Original:
1897
Date of Digitization:
2012
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
posters
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
posters
Dimensions of Original:
40 x 29 cm.
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
POSTER 4042
Digital Project:
2020_0025_posters
Place:
England
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
Maîtres de l'Affiche. 1897
