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Title
Joseph Grismer : the new South
Creator
W. J. Morgan & Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a head-and-shoulders portrait of American actor Joseph Grismer framed with a wreath; the poster advertises the melodrama "The New South" written by Clay M. Green and Joseph R. Grismer.
Probable date based on general show history; the play opened in 1893. "W J Morgan & Co / Lith. Cleveland, O. / No 768"--text, lower left.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 84.14 x 59.37 cm (33 1/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ENT_000316
386737
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2474
Language
English
Subject
Grismer, Joseph Rhode, 1849-1922--Portraits
Actors--Portraits
Wreaths--Pictorial works
Melodramas
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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