Hollywood: "But surely Mr Shakespeare, you will admit two heads is better than one".

Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Hollywood: But surely Mr Shakespeare, you will admit two heads is better than one. | Date: c.1929 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Hollywood: "But surely Mr Shakespeare, you will admit two heads is better than one".

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Place made

New York, New York, United States of America View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

30.5 x 25.5 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Satirical scene of a Hollywood writer trying to convince the ghost of Shakespeare to insert a cabaret scene in Macbeth.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31406

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

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Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Hollywood: But surely Mr Shakespeare, you will admit two heads is better than one. | Date: c.1929 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.437

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