Oscar Collection (#11)

Mary Pickford (1892-1979), Canadian actress, c1930s-c1940s. Pickford began her film career in 1909 working for DW Griffith

Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton in a scene from The Virgin Goddess, early 20th century. Artist: Rita Martin
Oscar Asche (1871-1936) and Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in a scene from The Virgin Goddess, early 20th century

Dance of the Seven Veils, 1908. Artist: Leon Bakst
Dance of the Seven Veils, 1908. Costume design for the play Salome by Oscar Wilde. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, 1882. Artist: Napoleon Sarony
Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, 1882. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray

Stairs to the Bauhaus, 1932. Artist: Oskar Schlemmer
Stairs to the Bauhaus, 1932. Oskar Schlemmer (1888 - 1943) was a German sculptor associated with the Bauhaus school. In 1923 he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop

Salomes Toilette, 1894. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Salomes Toilette, 1894. Salome is being attended by a masked figure. Illustration for the play Salome by Oscar Wilde. (1894)

Set design for Oscar Wildes Salome, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Oscar Wildes Salome, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oscar Asche (1871-1936), Australian-born British actor. Asche was a member of Frank Bensons Shakespeare company. He is depicted in costume for the role of Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, 1881. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, 1881. Cartoon of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the Fancy Portraits series from Punch. (London, 25 June 1881)

Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail, 1882. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England in 1882 to tour America

Reading Gaol, Berkshire, England, 1844. Exterior view of new County Gaol opened in 1844. Built on the same plan as the model prison at Pentonville

Paul Deroulede and his defender Oscar Falateuf, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Paul Deroulede and his defender Oscar Falateuf, 1899. Paul Deroulede (1846-1914) was a French author and politician. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th September 1899

Oscar Asche as Count Hannibal, by Asche and Norreys Connell
Count Hannibal by F. Norreys Connell (b. 1874) and Oscar Asche (1871 - 1936) from the novel by Stanley John Weyman (1855-1928) written in 1901

Oscar Schwartz in Come Over Here by Mizner and Pemberton
Come Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton, at The London Opera House, Kingsway. This shows Oscar Schwartz, as a handsome young fakir in The Rose DIspahan Act II

Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche. The forty thieves descend into the robbers cave (scene 7). Despite the title, the story was taken from the Arabian Nights

Cairo at His Majestys Theatre, London - Hast thou been to Mecca? Musical by Oscar Asche, music by Percy Fletcher, first produced October 1921. In America the show was renamed Mecca

Label design, Oscar Yams
Label design, Oscar Louisiana Porto Rican Yams. circa early 20th century

One of the settings from Oscar Asches latest production Cairo at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1922 Date: 1922

People in a charabanc at the seaside -- the vehicle has been hired from Autocar Services Limited, Opera House Buildings, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: circa 1922

Oscar Asche - Theatre Writer & Director
Oscar Asche (1871-1936) - Theatre Writer & Director, responsible for Chu Chin Chow (which ran from 1916 to 1921). Date: 1907

Music cover, One Day When We Were Young, words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Johann Strauss II, adaptation by Dimitri Tiomkin, from the film The Great Waltz, starring Luise Rainer

Dog with a large bone
Oscar the dog, having collected a large, juicy bone from a local butchers shop in Eastbourne, Sussex, pulls it home on a roller skate. He is seen here at home, holding the bone and licking his lips

Music cover, Der Letzte Waltzer, operetta in three acts, by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald, with music by Oscar Straus, arranged for voice and piano, and piano duet. 1920

Caricature of Wiliam Wilde, Irish journalist and poet
Caricature of Wiliam Willie Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852-1899), Irish journalist, poet and drama critic, elder brother of Oscar. Seen here sitting in the theatre stalls. 1881

Quex Park VAD patients & staff in hall of house
VAD hospital patients and staff in the hall of Quex House in March 1915. The hall was used as a recreation space for the patients

Belgian patients at Quex Park
Photograph of four Belgian patients of the Quex Park VAD Hospital standing/sitting on the fence in front of Quex Park. On the left is Oscar Van Audenhove

Fauntleroy Dress 1889
Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889

Lily Brayton (1876 - 1953) English actress and singer, in gipsy costume in 1904 - she was married to the actor Oscar Asche Date: 1904

Oscar Asche
OSCAR ASCHE Actor, in the role of Count Hannibal Date: circa 1905

Max Muller (Vanity Fair)
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826 1911), known before 1878 as Lord William Hay or Lord William Montagu Hay, was a Scottish landowner, peer and politician. Caption: The Director

Victorias Dog Oscar
Victoria was partial to collies : this is Oscar, Date: 1890s

Writer Oscar Wilde Giving a Lecture in New York
Oscar Wilde writer, lecturing in the Chickering Hall, New York Date: circa 1870s

Ansgar and Witmar, missionaries to Sweden
Saint Ansgar (Anskar, Oscar, 801-865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, and the friar Witmar bring Christianity to Sweden. Date: 830

ILN - Duchess of Sutherland
Page 516 from the Illustrated London News, 29th April 1893, featuring the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland and a scene from Oscar Wildes play A Woman Of No Importance at the Haymarket. Date: 1893

Wildflower by Oscar Hammerstein & Otto Harbach
Promotional postcard for Wildflower by Oscar Hammerstein & Otto Harbach; music Vincent Younmans & Herbert Stothart (Casino Theatre, New York, 7th February 1923)

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard for The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Starring Oscar Asche as Petruchio, and his wife, Lily Brayton, as Katherine in a production at the Adelphi Theatre

The Spanish Main by Vasco Marenas
Promotional postcard for The Spanish Main by Vasco Marenas. First produced Wimbledon, 6th September and Apollo Theatre, 21st December 1915. Photo shows Oscar Asche as the lead Patrick O Gorman

My sister and I - Music Sheet Cover
Old faded sheet music front cover from 1941 titled My sister and I picturing Oscar Rabin and his band. Words and Music by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer

Longing for you - Music Sheet Cover based on the Oscar Straus Waltz Dream, words by Bernard Jansen, music by Walter Dana and featured and broadcast by Pearl Carr

Mameena dramatised by Oscar Asche
Promotional postcard for Mameena dramatised by Oscar Asche from Rider Haggards novel, Child of Storm. (1913) First produced at the Globe Theatre, 30th September 1914. Date: 1914

The fashionable night-club Jardin de ma Souer in Paris 1924
The fashionable night-club Jardin de ma Souer, 17 Rue Caumartin near the Opera, Paris, 1924. Run by Oscar Mouvet, it was later called The Embassy Club and then The Blue Room Date: 1924

Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton
Theatrical couple, Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton, at the time they departed the UK for a tour of Australia. Date: 1912

Eaton Fishing Band, Eaton, Ohio, USA
Men of the Eaton Fishing Band with their musical instruments, Eaton, Ohio, USA, and a line of fish strung up in front of them

Nakajima Ki-43 Army Type 1 Oscar -first flown in January 1939, the fighter was very agile but vulknerable to combat damage Over 5, 900 built

POST, Frans (1612-1680). Sugar mill. Baroque art. Oil on wood. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Maric Luisa and Oscar Americano Foundation

Group photo, Mayo, Yukon Territory, Canada
Group photo outside the Hotel Royal Alexandra (proprietor Oscar Letourneau), Mayo, Yukon Territory, Canada, 11 October 1919. According to the inscription, those pictured are about to leave

Private Oscar Stanley Clark Blakstad
Bust-length portrait of No. 552748 Private Oscar Stanley Clark Blakstad (1893-1917) of Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry in the uniform of the Legion of Frontiersmen. Clarke

Oscar Pletsch - 1
OSCAR PLETSCH German artist, known for his illustrations to childrens books. Date: 1830 - 1888

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"Oscar: A Journey Through Art, Music, and Theatre" Step into the world as we explore various facets of this intriguing name. From the iconic Show Boat poster that graced Broadway in 1927 to the captivating Wilde Thing T-shirt design paying homage to Oscar Wilde, there is an undeniable artistic allure surrounding this name. Delve further into Oscar's realm with a Danish poster showcasing the renowned Oscar Fredericksen Fish House and Aubrey Beardsley's pen and ink drawing for Wildes' Salome. These masterpieces transport us to different eras, capturing the essence of their time. Traveling across continents, we encounter Pampulha Church in Brazil, a stunning architectural marvel designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Its unique curves and modernist style leave a lasting impression on all who visit. In times of war, even entertainment takes center stage. The NaFI presents ENSA Production at Alexandria during World War II brings together soldiers and civilians alike under the spellbinding performances curated by Oscar Hammerstein. We cannot forget about one of history's most celebrated wordsmiths - Irish poet and dramatist Oscar Wilde. His enigmatic presence shines through in photographs captured by Napoleon Sarony back in 1882. Music enthusiasts will be thrilled to know that our journey also includes jazz legend Oscar Peterson mesmerizing audiences during his concert at Colston Hall in Bristol. Denis Williams beautifully captures this momentous occasion through his artistry. Last but not least, costume designer Bergere Oscar Perrault adds a touch of glamour with his exquisite creations that grace stages around the world. Join us as we unravel the multifaceted tapestry woven by Oscars from diverse fields - art, literature, music - each contributing their own brilliance to enrich our lives.