A sailor with his girl friend at a sideshow. Colour process print after F. Spurgin, 191-.

  • Spurgin, Frederick.
Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2059474i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A sailor with his girl friend at a sideshow. Colour process print after F. Spurgin, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced September 2023: A sailor with his girl friend at a freak show. Colour process print after F. Spurgin, 191-.

Publication/Creation

London (Southampton House, W.C.) : Inter-Art Co. Ltd., [between 1910 and 1919?] (Printed in England)

Physical description

1 print : process print ; 13.8 x 8.8 cm.

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Contributors

Lettering

"My sailor boy is going to see.". Fred Spurgin

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The sailor's reputation for having a girl in every port and a roving eye is expressed in this cartooon of ca. 1910, about the time of the popularity of the music-hall song 'All the nice girls love a sailor' made famous by Ella Retford. His eye is caught by a strong-woman called "Madame Goodformski" ".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059474i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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