John PIPER
Costume design for the boys chorus
(1953)
for act III, scene 2 of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1953

Medium
watercolour, crayon, pencil

Measurements
56.2 × 39.6 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peter Corrigan, 1992
© John Piper Estate/DACS, London. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink u.r.: GLORIANA / Boy’s CHORUS / Act III Sc 2
inscribed in pencil u.r.: Anthony Scott
inscribed in pencil l.r.: John Piper

Accession Number
P219-1992

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Advertising, Communication and Graphic Design Costume Performing Arts

Subjects (specific)
design elements (attributes) designs (artistic concepts) front views operas (performances) performing artists studies (visual works) theatre costume youth (people)

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John PIPER
Costume design for the boys chorus
(1953)
for act III, scene 2 of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, performed by Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 1953