Research Catalog

Title

[Dance cartoons] [graphic] / A. Grévin.

Author

Grévin, Alfred, 1827-1892.

Publication

[187-? or later]

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Details

Additional Authors

Yves et Barret. ltg

Description

• 7 prints : lithograph, b&w; 35 x 27 cm. or smaller.
• 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ;

Summary

Humorous cartoons poking fun at anonymous female dancers, interacting among themselves or with their patrons backstage at the theatre. Five bear the series caption title Les coulisses; two are titled À l'Opéra. Also included in this collection is a cover for Petit journal pour rire, no. 236. All of the cartoons include captions in French, often brief dialogues between the characters depicted.

Uniform Title

Petit journal pour rire.

Alternative Title

• Coulisses
• À l'Opéra

Subjects

• Ballet dancers > France > 19th century > Caricatures and cartoons
• Cartoons (Commentary)

Genre/Form

Cartoons (Commentary)

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Signed.
• The prints captioned Les coulisses and À l'Opéra are also signed: Yves et Barret sc[ulpsit].
• The cover for Petit journal pour rire is also signed: Lefman sc[ulpsit].
• The prints captioned Les coulisses and À l'Opéra are numbered at upper right.

Source (note)

• Lillian Moore.

Biography (note)

• The nineteenth-century was titillated by the interactions between female dancers, variously known as ballet girls or opera dancers, and their male patrons, who were usually wealthier, older, and of a higher social class. Edgar Degas's images of the ballet often included the shadowy figures of these men, clad in their black evening clothes and opera hats. The French artist Alfred Grévin was a seasoned observer of activities behind the scenes, for in addition to his caricatures of contemporary Parisian life he designed costumes for the popular theatre of Paris, including ballets, comic operas, and plays. In addition to Petit journal pour rire, his caricatures were published in the periodicals Gaulois, Journal amusant, and Le Charivari.

Call Number

*MGZFX Gre A Dan 1-8

OCLC

825121759

Author

Grévin, Alfred, 1827-1892.

Title

[Dance cartoons] [graphic] / A. Grévin.

Imprint

[187-? or later]

Biography

The nineteenth-century was titillated by the interactions between female dancers, variously known as ballet girls or opera dancers, and their male patrons, who were usually wealthier, older, and of a higher social class. Edgar Degas's images of the ballet often included the shadowy figures of these men, clad in their black evening clothes and opera hats. The French artist Alfred Grévin was a seasoned observer of activities behind the scenes, for in addition to his caricatures of contemporary Parisian life he designed costumes for the popular theatre of Paris, including ballets, comic operas, and plays. In addition to Petit journal pour rire, his caricatures were published in the periodicals Gaulois, Journal amusant, and Le Charivari.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Source

Petit journal pour rire Gift; Lillian Moore.

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Added Author

Yves et Barret. Lithographer

Moore, Lillian. Donor

Added Title

Petit journal pour rire.

Research Call Number

*MGZFX Gre A Dan 1-8