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

Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Hollywood: The Talkies - science: Alas! poor posterity, can you ever forgive me - I've gone and made the Hamlet eternal. | Date: c.1929 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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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

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

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Hollywood: The Talkies - science: Alas! poor posterity, can you ever forgive me - I've gone and made the Hamlet eternal. | Date: c.1929 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.44

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