Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of musician Laura Phelps wearing a formal dress and holding a violin, with floral border. Probable date based on general show history; newspaper advertisements featured Phelps with the Van Osten & Day Concert Company, under the management of Charles Day in December 1890 (“Van Osten & Day Grand Concert Co. Charles E. Day, Manager … Miss Inez Mecusker … Miss Laura B. Phelps … Mr. Thomas D. Van Osten … Donald Franck …" [Advertisement in the Clinton Courier, 4 December 1890, page 1]). "Shober / Carqueville / Chicago / 1216"--text, bottom right. "'The eminent violin / virtuoso. -- Miss Phelps, / in the judgement of / eminent New York / musicians, is to be the / Camilla Urso / of the near future.' / (New York World)"--text, center left. "Chas. E. Day / Manager."--text, center right.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 69.22 x 53.34 cm (27 1/4 x 21 in.)
Phelps, Laura B.--Portraits Concerts Musicians--Portraits Musical entertainments Musical instruments--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Violinists--Portraits Van Osten and Day Concert Company Lithographs--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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