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William Gillette in "Successful Calamity"

William Gillette in "Successful Calamity"
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Associated Title
Book: Stage Folk
Artist
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968
Publisher
Lieber & Lewis, active 1920s
Sitter
William Hooker Gillette, 24 Jul 1853 - 29 Apr 1937
Date
c. 1917-22
Type
Print
Medium
Linocut on paper
Dimensions
Image: 38.2cm x 13cm (15 1/16" x 5 1/8")
Sheet: 39.1cm x 15cm (15 3/8" x 5 7/8")
Mount: 45.6cm x 30.5cm (17 15/16" x 12")
Topic
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Caricature
William Hooker Gillette: Male
William Hooker Gillette: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
William Hooker Gillette: Literature\Writer\Playwright
William Hooker Gillette: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.93.511.17
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view