Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Poster, Theater |
Catalog Number |
1997.17.171 |
Maker |
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Co. |
Date |
1883 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-14.375 W-21.25 inches |
Description |
Chromolithographed theatrical poster entitled "Kiralfy Brothers/Black Venus" It features a comic scene with a man riding a burro pointing toward a monkey in woman's clothing. There are two white women sitting at a table in front of a tent on the right side of the image. There is a caravan of wagons, camels, and laborers winding down an African mountain and jungle road in the background. They are led by a white uniformed man on a black horse. |
Collection |
J.B. Speed Art Museum Collection |
People |
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Co. |
Subjects |
Theatre Theater posters Theatrical posters Theatrical productions Theatrical producers & directors Actors Actresses |
Search Terms |
Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Poster Posters Theater Theatre |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |