Burlesque Queen

Maker Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American, 1889 - 1953)

Collections

American Art Highlights

ClassificationsPRINTS

Date1933

Mediumlithograph

Dimensionsimage: 11 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (29.5 x 24.3 cm.) sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (40 x 28.6 cm.)

DescriptionWoman with large hat and cigarette standing in front of a grand piano

SignedSigned in lower right of recto in graphite: Yasuo Kuniyoshi - 36

InscribedSigned in lower right of recto in graphite: Yasuo Kuniyoshi - 36 Inscribed in lower left of recto in graphite: 2/100 Ed Stamped in lower center of verso in ink: First Annual Print Series / 1936 / Issued by the / American Artists School / 131 West Fourteenth Street / New York City

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Hannah S. Kully

Status

Not on view

Label TextFemale circus performers, actresses, and dancers were some of Kuniyoshi's favorite subjects. Here, a burlesque queen, dramatically lit from below by footlights, shares the stage with a pianist, whose foot one can see on the left edge of the composition.

Kuniyoshi's lithographs were independent works of art, not copies of his work in other media. As a teacher at the Art Students League in New York, he was an important influence on many young artists.

Object number2013.17.43