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Sculpture

ca.1970 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Lambda, Peter (Made)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Caricature figurine by Peter Lamda of John Gielgud as Hamlet.

John Gielgud first played Hamlet in the 1929-30 season at the Old Vic. The production was transferred to the Queen's Theatre later in 1930.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Sculpture
Object type
Sculpture
Materials and techniques
Fibreglass resin composition painted with a metal powder and pigment coating to give a bronze effect
Fibreglass
Brief description
Caricature figurine of Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) as Hamlet by Peter Lambda (1911-1995). Fibreglass resin, ca.1970.
Physical description
Caricature figurine of John Gielgud as Hamlet, full-length, standing on a wooden base, looking upwards to his right, his hands twisted impossibly in front of him, his hands clasped.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
  • At widest point, from the back of his robe to the front of his twisted hands width: 39cm
Credit line
Given by Betty Lambda
Object history
Sculptures and drawings by Peter Lambda: S.701 to S.708-1997, S.195 & S.196-1998.
Subject depicted
Gielgud, John (Sir)
Association
Gielgud, John (Sir)
Summary
Caricature figurine by Peter Lamda of John Gielgud as Hamlet.

John Gielgud first played Hamlet in the 1929-30 season at the Old Vic. The production was transferred to the Queen's Theatre later in 1930.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.701-1997

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Record createdMay 16, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111988/sculpture-lambda-peter/
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