Hollywood: The Executives: "And gentlemen our policy shall ever continue to be that of giving the people what they like and if they dont like it, something else exactly like it".

Artist: b'Dyson, Will.' | Title: b'Hollywood: The Executives: And gentlemen our policy shall ever continue to be that of giving the people what they like and if they dont like it, something else exactly like it.' | Date: c.1929 | Technique: b'drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate'
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Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Hollywood: The Executives: "And gentlemen our policy shall ever continue to be that of giving the people what they like and if they dont like it, something else exactly like it".

Source

Hollywood

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Place made

North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

20.3 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

28.5 x 35.7 cm (sheet)

Edition information

edition of 40

Subject description

Satirical scene of three Hollwood executives outlining their policy for producing movies.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

31410

Accession number

77.439

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013