Frederick Moladore Spiegle

Frederick Moladore Spiegle was an artist and illustrator whose documented activity centers around 1900. His creative output consisted primarily of commercial prints intended for mass distribution. Spiegle’s work provides a key example of the artistic crossover into early 20th-century advertising, specifically through the creation of collectible tobacco cards.

Fifteen documented prints by Spiegle are represented in institutional holdings, confirming his role in creating the "Actresses" series (T1), which was distributed by the American Tobacco Company to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes. These high-quality prints captured contemporary theatrical celebrity, including specific subjects such as Actress as Becky Sharp, Alice of Old Vincennes, Amelia Brigham in A Modern Magdalen, and Annie Russell in A Royal Family.

The significance of Frederick Moladore Spiegle prints is established by their preservation in major collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These works serve as valuable historical records of both commercial lithography and popular culture at the turn of the century. As many of these commercial images are now recognized as being in the public domain, they allow continued study of mass-produced artistic ephemera.

25 works in collection

Works in Collection

Actress as Becky Sharp, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Alice of Old Vincennes, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Amelia Brigham in A Modern Magdalen, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Annie Russell in A Royal Family, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Blanche Bates in Under Two Flags, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Bonnie Magin at Weber & Fields, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Edna Wallace Hopper, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Effie Shannon as Manon Lescaut, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Ethel Barrymore, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Grace George in Her Majesty, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Hilda Spong as Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Ida Conquess in Richard Carvel, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Isabel Irving, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Julia Marlowe in Barbara Fritchie, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Julia Opp in A Royal Rival, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Leslie Carter as Zaza, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Lillian Russell, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Margaret Anglin in The Twin Sisters, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Margaret Dall in The Importance of Being Earnest, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900

Marie Follette as an Egyptian, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes

Frederick Moladore Spiegle

1900