Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Poster, Theater |
Catalog Number |
1997.17.157 |
Creator |
Gast, John |
Maker |
The Graphic Company, Lithographers/Gast, John |
Date |
ca. 1880 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-24.25 W-19.375 inches |
Description |
This lithographed theatrical poster features an oval bust image of Emma Abbott looking to the viewer's left. She has long curls, a hair ornament on top of head and an open ruffled collar. Below the oval is a scrolled platform. The poster is inscribed "LIBRARY HALL, Louisville/Monday, April 9/Emma Abbott/THE GRAPHIC CO., LITH/39 & 41 PARK PLACE, N.Y."; signed on litho, "John Gast". |
Notes |
This poster was used as packing material in miscellaneous containers recovered from the attic of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Ky. The poster was deaccessioned by the Speed in 1991 and transferred to the Kentucky Historical Society in 1997. |
Collection |
J.B. Speed Art Museum Collection |
People |
Gast, John The Graphic Company, Lithographers Abbott, Emma |
Subjects |
Theater posters Theaters Theatrical posters Posters Actresses |
Search Terms |
Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) Library Hall (Louisville, Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |