H Beard Print Collection
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a grand old theater in New York, captured in simple black and white. Peter Crain etched the Lafayette Theatre with clean lines, focusing on its symmetrical design and domed tower. You can see three front doors at the top of a short set of steps. It’s a small but striking slice of early 20th-century architecture. The museum calls it part of the Harry Beard Collection, named for a man who loved stage and screen history. Want to see more theater art? Look up the Harry Beard Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
