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Yankee Locke: The Distinguished Yankee Comedian as He Appeared at All the Principal Theatres of the Union

John L. Magee American
Lithographer Charles Currier American
ca. 1851–63
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Yankee Locke: The Distinguished Yankee Comedian as He Appeared at All the Principal Theatres of the Union
  • Artist: John L. Magee (American, active 1844–67)
  • Lithographer: Charles Currier (American, Roxbury (?), Massachusetts 1818–1887 Brooklyn, New York)
  • Date: ca. 1851–63
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 21 in. × 16 1/2 in. (53.3 × 41.9 cm) at highest and widest points
    Image and text: 22 1/16 × 16 1/2 in. (56 × 41.9 cm)
    Sheet: 27 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (69.2 × 56.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
  • Object Number: 63.550.530
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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