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Title: Mrs. Fiske : Tess of the D'Ubervilles
Creator: Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896, artist
Strobridge Lithographing Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1892
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of America actor Minnie Fiske, with red hair and a pink formal dress; the poster advertises Fiske's performance in the play "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" based on the novel by Thomas Hardy and adapted by Lorimer Stoddard.
Probable date approximated by cataloger based on general show history; Fiske first performed the play in 1897. "N.Y. No. 7721"--text, top right margin. "From Photo by / Sarony / N.Y."--text, lower left. "The / Strobridge / Lith. Co. / Cin'ti & New York"--text, lower right.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 76.84 x 50.17 cm (30 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000333
387057
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2491
Language: English
Subject: Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865-1932--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
Actresses--Pictorial works
Theatrical productions
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Portrait prints. (gmgpc)
Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Entertainment
Large Size
Music and Theater
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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