Costume design for a male character

Costume design for a male character
 (1963)
for the ballet Symphony, performed by The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1963

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
gouache and crayon
Measurements
38.2 × 28.9 cm irreg. (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed in pencil u.r.: Symphony
inscribed in pencil l.r.: YSonnabend
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.l.: 4 Te (…illeg.) be (…illeg.) L (…illeg.)
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: No 2
inscribed (diagonally) in blue ballpoint pen on reverse u.r.: 136.
Accession Number
P53-1993
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Peter Corrigan, Member, 1993
© The Estate of Yolanda Sonnabend
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Costume Performing Arts
Subjects (specific)
costume design entertainment events men (male humans) theatre costume

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