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Set Design

21/05/1958 (made)
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Set design by Loudon Sainthill for Barry Reckord's play, Flesh to a Tiger, Royal Court Theatre, May 21st 1958


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Set design by Loudon Sainthill for Barry Reckord's play, Flesh to a Tiger, Royal Court Theatre, May 21st 1958
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3 SET DESIGN FOR FLESH TO A TIGER 1958 This design for Flesh to a Tiger captures the squalor and decay of a Jamaican shanty town. In the play, single mother Della is torn between tribal superstition and traditional medicine to save her baby’s life. The character was played by acclaimed jazz singer Cleo Laine. Play by Barry Reckord, 1958 Royal Court Theatre, London Paper, pastel and gouache Designed by Loudon Sainthill (1918–69) Given by the British Council Museum no. S.2412-1986(October 2013)
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Given by the British Council
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S.2412-1986

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