Title	Cherubs Drawing
Subject	Arts and Entertainment Immigration and Ethnic Heritage Angels
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	This 5.5 by 9-inch (13.97 by 22.86 cm) pen-and-ink drawing depicts cherubs with a heart and arrows. The content of this sketch may have been incorporated into another aspect of Armbruster's design work. Armbruster (1839-1920) was born in Wurttemburg, Germany and studied art in his native country and Paris before immigrating to the United States. He arrived in Cincinnati and worked as an art-glass painter and theatrical designer. Armbruster enlisted in the 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) at the outbreak of the Civil War and saw action at Bull Run and Antietam. After the war, Armbruster settled in Columbus, where he worked as a portrait painter and established the Armbruster Scenic Studio in 1875. During the late nineteenth century it was associated with a number of the most popular touring theatre companies in America among which were Al G. Field, Modjeska, Robert Mantell, and the Hanford-Tyler-MacLean companies. As specialists catering to the needs of traveling productions, the Armbruster studio became one of the largest scenic studios in America. Scenery designed by Armbruster was seen all over the United States, including New York City. This design is part of a large collection of Armbruster material held by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at The Ohio State University.
Creator	Armbruster, Mathias, 1839-1920 Armbruster Scenic Studio Collection
Date of Original	1880 - 1900 circa
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s); ARM.16.50
Submitting Institution	Ohio State University Theatre Research Institute
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	Om254_942216_005.tif
Image Height	3524
Image Width	2228
File Size	2202.887 KB
Searchable Date	1900; *
Format	picture objects

Cherubs Drawing

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