Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Hollywood: The Talkies - science: Alas! poor posterity, can you ever forgive me - I've gone and made the Hamlet eternal.

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

19.0 x 25.3 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Satirical scene of woman personifying science swooning to the sound of a mediocre Hollywood actor as he records the part of Hamlet into a microphone for a sound picture.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31412

Creators

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