Charley’s Aunt Wooden Sign

Object Number : 2021.0001.0001

Type : signs/displays

Sub Types : Array

Decade : 1970-1979

Object Height : 5'

Object History :

The sign was painted by Pulitzer Prize- winning cartoonist Mike Peters, for a play of the same name. It shows an ant dressed up as Charley’s “Aunt for the play of the same name, originally written by Brandon Thomas in 1892. The play was directed by Ed Stern, then co-founder and artistic director of the Indiana Repertory for its 1972 season. Stern also directed the same play for the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, OH and later served as the Artistic Director of Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park for 20 years. Artist Mike Peters was an editorial cartoonist for the Dayton Daily News for many years.

City of Origin : Indianapolis

State of Origin : Indiana

Status : Storage

Location : Offsite

Status Location : Leon

Donor Name : Anne Ward Stern

Contact Donor : 1

First Contact Date : 12/10/2020

First Contact Description : email

Follow Up Date : 12/16/2020

Deed of Gift Form Received : 01/06/2021

Object Cataloged Date : 12/13/2023

Fair Market Value : 0.00

Private Documents : Array