Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Richard Mansfield (1854-1907)
Object Number:
1940.77
Date:
1906
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 32 in. ( 121.9 x 81.3 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Orlando Rouland"
Gallery Label:
Mansfield, who became a famous actor on the American stage, was born in Berlin, the son of an English wine merchant and a Dutch opera singer. He introduced George Bernard Shaw's plays to America, and his final production was the American premiere of Ibsen's "Peer Gynt."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard Mansfield
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
