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Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Street Advertising

Street Advertising

1876–77
(British, 1837–1921)
England, 19th century
woodburytype
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg in honor of Wendy Watriss and Frederick C. Baldwin (1929-2021), co-founders of Fotofest, Houston, Texas 2022.78
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Mme. Tussaud’s wax museum in London was founded in 1835.

Description

The poster being pasted up by the two men in the late 1870s is an ad for Mme. Tussaud’s London, a museum of wax figures that is still in business today. The image was part of John Thomson’s publication Street Life in London, a group of essays and photographsthat was one of the first published compilations of social documentary photographs. It holds a place of honor in the histories of photography, the book, ethnology, and sociology.
  • 2006
    (John Cleary Gallery, Houston, TX)
    2006-2022
    Del Zogg, Concord, NC, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art
    June 6, 2022-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Street Advertising|url=false|author=John Thomson|year=1876–77|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.78