Hamlet

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Hamlet

Entry/Object ID

2011.40

Description

A sepia toned expressionist profile view of a human skull on dark background, with traces of pink brain matter visible on the side of the skull and a crown formed of bone, this was a promotional poster for a 1971 theater production of Hamlet that was adapted for television and aired of September 20, 1971, as part of the Television Festival of Stage Theater. The inscription of "zamek ksiqzat pomorskick - szczecin 1971” translates to The Pomeranian Duke’s Castle, which was converted into a Provincial Cultural Center after being destroyed in World War II and has hosted many important arts events in Szczecin.

Artwork Details

Medium

Photomechanical print

Context

This theater production was adapted for television and aired on September 20, 1971 within the Television Festival of Stage Theater.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Patricia Rosenberg

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Date made

1971

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Poland

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Top

Transcription

zamek ksiqzat pomorskick - szczecin 1971

Language

Polish

Translation

The Pomeranian Duke’s Castle - Szczecin 1971

Type

Inscription

Location

Top right

Transcription

Hamlet

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Poster, Theater

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

posters, information artifacts, information forms (objects)

Hierarchy Name

Information Forms (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)

Facet

Objects Facet

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Theater posters, Posters

Dimensions

Width

24 in

Length

33-3/4 in