Collection of Cabaret Theatre Club and Cave of the Golden Calf printed ephemera, 1912-1914.
Physical Description:
.42 linear feet (1 box, 11 items)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3195945
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The Cabaret Theatre Club, also frequently known as The Cave of the Golden Calf (a reference to its premises below street level at 9 Heddon Street, London) was a prominent nightclub created by Frida Strindberg, operating from 1912 to early 1914. It was associated with notable artists including Wyndham Lewis, Spencer Gore, Jacob Epstein, and Eric Gill, who contributed to its decor and emblems. Intended as a meeting place for writers, artists, and bohemians, the club may be considered the first British "gay bar" in the modern sense.
Subject Terms:
Bantock, Granville, Sir, 1868–1946. | Bevan, Robert, 1865–1925. | Crawley, Eric. | Ginner, Charles Isaac, 1878–1952. | Gore, Spencer Frederick, 1878–1914. | Lewis, Wyndham, 1882–1957. | Mansfield, Katherine, 1888–1923. | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756–1791. Bastien und Bastienne. | Rutherston, Albert, 1881–1953. | Uhl, Frida, 1872–1943. | Cabaret Theatre Club (London, England) | Cave of the Golden Calf (London, England) | Camden Town Group. | Intimate Theatre Society (London, England) | Rebel Art Centre (London, England) | Bohemianism -- Great Britain. | Futurism (Art) -- Great Britain. | Gay bars -- Great Britain. | Modern dance -- Great Britain. | Modernism (Art) -- Great Britain. | Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Great Britain. | Nightclubs -- Great Britain. | Restaurants -- Great Britain. | Theater -- Great Britain. | Vorticism. | London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.