Mabel Dwight

Mechano, Wonder of the World
1928

A vintage illustration depicts a vaudeville or circus scene with a group of performers on stage in front of a curtain adorned with light bulbs. From left to right, a man in a suit and bowler hat appears to be singing or announcing, a clown with white makeup and a ruffled collar looks surprised, a woman in a beaded flapper dress smiles while holding the clown's arm, and a small person in a red dress is playing a violin. On the right, a tall man in a tuxedo and top hat holds a cane. Below the stage, an enthusiastic audience watches the performance, with one man in the foreground laughing and pointing upwards. The caption "Mechano Wonder of the World" is printed at the bottom, along with the artist's signature, "Marcel Vertès 1945."

A vintage illustration depicts a vaudeville or circus scene with a group of performers on stage in front of a curtain adorned with light bulbs. From left to right, a man in a suit and bowler hat appears to be singing or announcing, a clown with white makeup and a ruffled collar looks surprised, a woman in a beaded flapper dress smiles while holding the clown's arm, and a small person in a red dress is playing a violin. On the right, a tall man in a tuxedo and top hat holds a cane. Below the stage, an enthusiastic audience watches the performance, with one man in the foreground laughing and pointing upwards. The caption "Mechano Wonder of the World" is printed at the bottom, along with the artist's signature, "Marcel Vertès 1945."

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 11 3/8in. (40.6 × 28.9 cm) Image: 12 5/16 × 9 5/16in. (31.3 × 23.7 cm)

Accession number
31.722

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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