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Caricature of William Shakespeare

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Item data

Title

Caricature of William Shakespeare

Collection

L. J. Binns caricatures
Shakespeare, William

Names

Binns, L. J. (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1901 - 1915

Library Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1998-025. Box 2, folder 12

Subjects

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Genres

Caricatures
Drawings
Paintings

Notes

Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: Drawings
Content: Forms part of: L.J. Binns caricatures, 1901-1915.
Content: Pen and ink and watercolor drawing of English dramatist William Shakespeare, depicted with an oversize head, dressed in 16th C. garb including striped hose, and smoking a long pipe.
Content: Drawing signed "LJBinns".
Content: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Physical Description

Watercolors
Extent: 1 drawing : color ; 20 x 12 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13765578
Archives ID: 21423
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW98-F4
Archives EAD ID: 567941
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW99-F7
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14568853
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cca35d00-c646-012f-c8da-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Caricature of William Shakespeare" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901 - 1915. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cca35d00-c646-012f-c8da-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1901 - 1915). Caricature of William Shakespeare Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cca35d00-c646-012f-c8da-58d385a7bc34

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Caricature of William Shakespeare" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cca35d00-c646-012f-c8da-58d385a7bc34

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