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  • Caricature depicting Max Beerbohm sitting on a sofa chair, hunched over a table, writing using a feather quill. On his side, there is a bin full of disregarded manuscripts

    Crafting and Questioning an Image (Items 1-9) Introduction

  • Cartoon of man with a comically big head, sitting on a sofa chair, and hunching over a small table while writing using a quill. There is a fireplace and mirror in the background, as well as a trash can full of paper in the foreground, next to the chair. At the top right of the cartoon there are notes.

    Item 1: Un Revers (1909)

  • Portrait photograph of young Max Beerbohm

    Item 2: Alexander Bassano. Photograph of Max Beerbohm (1886)

  • Black and white photograph of Max Beerbohm standing by a doorway

    Item 3: Alvin Langdon Coburn. Photograph of Max Beerbohm (1908)

  • Two images side by side. The one on the left is of a white cigarette box. The brand's name is "Max". On the right, there's a green matchbox with the same "Max" branding.

    Item 4: MAX cigarette box and matches (1950s)

  • detail of a gray mens' three-piece suit, showing the vest with tree buttons, part of the jacket, and a hint of the pants

    Item 5: Replica of suit worn by Max Beerbohm (1993)

  • Black walking stick with wooden, brown, round top.

    Item 6: Max Beerbohm's walking stick (ca. 1900)

  • Black and white photograph of an older Max wearing a full suit. He is standing and resting his hands in his pockets.

    Item 7: Douglas Glass. Photograph of Max Beerbohm (1947)

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    Item 8: Alfred A. Knopf. Film of Max Beerbohm (1928)

  • Cartoon depicting Max Beerbohm with a large head and slim body walking into a room of people pointing and looking at him

    Item 9: Sudden Appearance of Mr. Beerbohm in the New English Art Club (1909)

  • Caricature depicting Max Beerbohm sitting on a sofa chair, hunched over a table, writing using a feather quill. On his side, there is a bin full of disregarded manuscripts

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