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Description: Watercolor portraits of actors by C. A. Muller, signed by many of the actors and dedicated to John W. Albaugh.
Names: Muller, C. A. (Artist)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1870 - 1897 (Approximate)
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-VIM 1983-008
Topics: Actors -- United States; Actors and actresses; Actors -- Europe
Genres: Portraits; Drawings
Notes: Content: The C. A. Muller Actors Portraits consists of 32 watercolor portraits of actors in costume from about 1870 to 1897. Most are signed by the actor, many also containing a quote from the play depicted. Most of the portraits are also signed by Muller and were probably rendered from photographs. The images are primarily inscribed to J. W. Albaugh, a theater manager from the Washington D.C. area, with personal notes from the actors. Some of the actors included are Mary Anderson, Lawrence Barrett, Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Lotta Crabtree, Fanny Davenport, Edwin Forrest, Joseph Jefferson, Richard Mansfield, Ada Rehan and E. H. Sothern.
Physical Description: Extent: 32 portraits (2 boxes); Watercolors
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPW01-F8; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15082160; MSS Unit ID: 21561; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 45724160-c6c8-012f-9bf3-3c075448cc4b

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