Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of opera singer Clara Louise Kellogg wearing a formal dress with jewelry including a necklace and earrings; with printed date information above image for a November 29, [1883], performance at Power's Opera House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Probable date based on month and day in item text and artist history; Alois Maerz joined the Courier Company in the early 1880s. "Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."--text, lower right. "Maerz"--text, artist.'s signature in stone, lower left of image. "Power's Opera House / Grand Rapids, Mich. / Thursday, November 29"--text, letterpress print at top of print. "Harold A. Perris / Of Lake George / Antiques"--text, stamped in blue ink on verso.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 68.58 x 50.17 cm (27 x 19 3/4 in.)
Kellogg, Clara Louise, 1842-1916--Portraits Musical entertainments Opera singers--Portraits Operas Singers--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Power's Opera House Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Portrait prints. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Place
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
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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