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95/28/238 Photographic print, gelatin print, black and white, Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown, performing the 'dead cat' act, paper, Lemaire Studios, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1954. Click to enlarge.
  • Image 1 of 2, 95/28/238 Photographic print, gelatin print, black and white, Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown, performing the 'dead cat' act, paper, Lemaire Studios, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1954. Click to enlarge
  • Image 2 of 2, 95/28/238 Photographic print, gelatin print, black and white, Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown, performing the 'dead cat' act, paper, Lemaire Studios, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1954. Click to enlarge

Photographic print of Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown

Black and white gelatin photographic print, vertical format on gloss paper with white border, photographer embossed on lower right corner, title of photograph typed on paper and stuck to lower left corner. Photograph depicts Arthur as Jandy the clown performing the 'dead cat' act on a stage in front of a stage curtain. He is in white faced makeup with a skull cap and red pom pom, dressed in a clown suit with appliqued decoration in sequins and metallic thread, similar to those of 95/28/1:2 and …

Summary

Object No.

95/28/238

Object Statement

Photographic print, gelatin print, black and white, Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown, performing the 'dead cat' act, paper, Lemaire Studios, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1954

Physical Description

Black and white gelatin photographic print, vertical format on gloss paper with white border, photographer embossed on lower right corner, title of photograph typed on paper and stuck to lower left corner. Photograph depicts Arthur as Jandy the clown performing the 'dead cat' act on a stage in front of a stage curtain. He is in white faced makeup with a skull cap and red pom pom, dressed in a clown suit with appliqued decoration in sequins and metallic thread, similar to those of 95/28/1:2 and white sandshoes. Jandy is standing in front of a metal stand with a velvet and fringed banner appliqued with Do-Re-Mi notes and a lyre. Jandy is holding a 'dead' prop cat (95/28/65) in his left hand and in his right hand a starter's pistol (95/28/66). The photograph depicts the end of the act when Jandy shoots at birds in the trees and a dead cat falls at his feet. This act was a feature of his performances at the Tivoli in Sydney. Photograph taken by the same photographer during the same series of performances as 95/28/239.

Marks

Trademark of manufacturer on obverse, embossed on lower right corner, " Lemaire Studios", title label, lower left corner, typed on pasper, pasted to photograph, underlined in red, "JANDY/ MUSICAL CLOWN", text on reverse, handwritten in red pencil, "Jandy/ Musical Clown/ T [illeg]..", handwritten in lead pencil, "Please return to -/ L R Leary/ c/- Opera House/ Wanganui"

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Dimensions

Height

245 mm

Width

198 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1995

Acquisition Date

26 January 1995

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Photographic print of Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/146983>

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