Jackie the Jumper
Drawing
1963 (made)
1963 (made)
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Drawing by Michael Annals showing the skyline of an industrial town. Drawn as an illustration to the text of Gwyn Thomas's play, Jackie the Jumper, published in Plays and Players magazine, February 1963.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration. His drawings for Jackie the Jumper are an earlier example of his illustrative work. He had designed the settings and costumes for the play, which was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in February 1963.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration. His drawings for Jackie the Jumper are an earlier example of his illustrative work. He had designed the settings and costumes for the play, which was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in February 1963.
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Title | Jackie the Jumper (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Ink and crayon on paper, mounted on card |
Brief description | Drawing by Michael Annals showing the skyline of an industrial town. Drawn as an illustration to the text of Gwyn Thomas's play, Jackie the Jumper, published in Plays and Players magazine, February 1963 |
Physical description | Black and white drawing showing the skyline of an industrial town. The drawing has been cut out and mounted on card, the card annotated in ink with information for publication. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Annals |
Summary | Drawing by Michael Annals showing the skyline of an industrial town. Drawn as an illustration to the text of Gwyn Thomas's play, Jackie the Jumper, published in Plays and Players magazine, February 1963. Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration. His drawings for Jackie the Jumper are an earlier example of his illustrative work. He had designed the settings and costumes for the play, which was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in February 1963. |
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Accession number | S.264-1991 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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