Plate, Lithograph
Artefact
2015.1.86
Wood block backing with a zinc plate attatched to the front. Front: In the top right corner is the raised wood "SWENSON" diagonally. Below and to the left is the word "THRILLCADE" about 4.0cm wide and 0.5cm tall. Slightly below and to the left of this is a second "THRILLCADE" measuring 10.8cm long and 1.2cm wide. On what would be the elephant's headdress is the "DYNA" written vertically, and on his side would be "JUMBO OF ALL THRILL SHOWS". Below and to the left of the elephant is a less detatched version of the dancing ring leader on a platform. the rest of the plate is filled with linear grooves going in all directions.
Wood (Basswood or pin) and Zinc Plate
Longueur: 34.4 cm;
Largeur: 32.2 cm;
Hauteur: 2.2 cm;
Notes: Height measures the thickness, width measures horizontally across the shorter distance, and length measures how tall it is.
Notes: Height measures the thickness, width measures horizontally across the shorter distance, and length measures how tall it is.
Gift of the Derksen Family