Overview
Collection Information
Size: 2 Items; 1.4 Gigabytes
Summary: Catalog of caricatures by Alfred J. Frueh measures 1.4 GB and includes a "Catalogue of Caricatures by Al Frueh" and "Catalogue of the Theatrical Caricatures by Al Frueh", 2004, compiled on 2 CD-Rs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Alfred J. Frueh (1880-1968) worked primarily in New York and was best known for his caricatures of theater personalities that appeared in the New Yorker from 1925 through 1962. In addition, he was a cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and designer of children's furniture, toys, pop-ups, and cut-outs.
Provenance
Donated in 2022 by Wendy Wick Reaves, Curator of prints and drawings at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Alfred J. Frueh papers.
Language Note
English .