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Lillian Russell, ca. 1915
- Title
- Lillian Russell, ca. 1915 / photograph by White.
- Publication
- New York : White, [1915?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 28) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- White Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographers.
- Description
- 1 photographic print : sepia; 15 x 10 cm.
- Summary
- A studio portrait of Lillian Russell, ca. 1915, seated with right arm resting on an unseen support which is covered with a rug. Probably used as a token gift by Russell.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
- Series Statement
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints.
- Note
- Image is autographed by Lillian Russell and is enclosed in a card folder with "Compliments of Lillian Russell" printed on the front; the name is a signature.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- Part of a photograph series made by the White Studio, New York, N.Y., many of which appeared in newspaper and magazines articles about Lillian Russell. On Sept. 28, 1915, the Cleveland Plain Dealer printed the photo with Russell identified as "Mrs. Lillian Russell-Braham-Solomon-Chatterton-Moore", a reference to Russell's many marriages and the public's fascination with them. The photograph also appeared Jan. 2, 1916 in the San Francisco Post announcing Russell's appearances as the headliner at the Orpheum Theatre, a vaudeville house of the time.
- Call Number
- *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 28)
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F912
- Title
- Lillian Russell, ca. 1915 / photograph by White.
- Imprint
- New York : White, [1915?]
- Series
- Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
- Additional Formats
- Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
- Biography
- Part of a photograph series made by the White Studio, New York, N.Y., many of which appeared in newspaper and magazines articles about Lillian Russell. On Sept. 28, 1915, the Cleveland Plain Dealer printed the photo with Russell identified as "Mrs. Lillian Russell-Braham-Solomon-Chatterton-Moore", a reference to Russell's many marriages and the public's fascination with them. The photograph also appeared Jan. 2, 1916 in the San Francisco Post announcing Russell's appearances as the headliner at the Orpheum Theatre, a vaudeville house of the time.
- Local Note
- Card folder torn, edges missing.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Photographs
- Added Author
- White Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographers.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Pho A (Russell, Lillian, no. 28)