Poster, Theater
Poster, Theater
Poster, Theater

Poster, Theater

Object number2016.125.3
OriginNew York, NY
MediumPaper; Wood; Photographic Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Michael R. Doherty
DescriptionFramed sepia-tone photograph mounted on paperboard advertising theater production. Rectangular photograph depicts three bust portraits including one man on each end and a woman at center; men wear suits and neckties and the woman is wearing a hat with flowers. Gold-painted wooden frame with carved decoration.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Frame): 33.25 × 64.438 × 1.75 in. (84.5 × 163.7 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width (Sight size): 27 × 53.375 in. (68.6 × 135.6 cm)
SignedPrinted text in the bottom right corner of the photograph "White / N.Y."
MarksFrame has oval metal plate mounted in the bottom right corner with text "MENGER. RING & WEINSTEIN INC. / THEATRICAL / LOBBY FRAMES / 304-6 WEST 42ND ST. N.Y."
Historical NotesTheater poster that hung in the Nixon Theater lobby. Samuel F. Nixon opened the Nixon Theater in 1903, and it became Pittsburgh premier performance venue until its closing in 1950. It was located on Sixth Avenue, where the Alcoa building now stands. Nixon owned a string of theaters across the Midwest, but he was based in Philadelphia.
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