Drawing
1942 (drawn)
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Portrait of Paul Scofield (1922-2008) as Sergius in Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. It was drawn in greasepaint by the actress Yvonne Mitchell.
In 1942 Scofield joined Basil Langton's Travelling Repertory Theatre (TRT) and toured munition factories and mining towns for C.E.M.A. (the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) in Arms and the Man. Yvonne Mitchell played Raina and Basil Langton was Bluntschli. In the first act of the play Raina shows Bluntschli a picture of her fiancé Sergius. Mitchell made a greasepaint portrait of Scofield to use on the tour. In performance, after showing the picture to Bluntschli, Yvonne Mitchell always kissed the portrait. The marks of her lipstick are still visible on the portrait's mouth.
In 1942 Scofield joined Basil Langton's Travelling Repertory Theatre (TRT) and toured munition factories and mining towns for C.E.M.A. (the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) in Arms and the Man. Yvonne Mitchell played Raina and Basil Langton was Bluntschli. In the first act of the play Raina shows Bluntschli a picture of her fiancé Sergius. Mitchell made a greasepaint portrait of Scofield to use on the tour. In performance, after showing the picture to Bluntschli, Yvonne Mitchell always kissed the portrait. The marks of her lipstick are still visible on the portrait's mouth.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Greasepaint on board |
| Brief description | Greasepaint portrait of Paul Scofield as Sergius in Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, drawn by Yvonne Mitchell, 1942 |
| Physical description | Black and white greasepaint portrait of Paul Scofield, head and shoulders. He wears army uniform and has a thin waxed moustache. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Drawing of Paul Scofield / by Yvonne Mitchell / Basil Langdon' (Annotation in pen on the reverse) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Arms and the Man |
| Summary | Portrait of Paul Scofield (1922-2008) as Sergius in Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. It was drawn in greasepaint by the actress Yvonne Mitchell. In 1942 Scofield joined Basil Langton's Travelling Repertory Theatre (TRT) and toured munition factories and mining towns for C.E.M.A. (the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) in Arms and the Man. Yvonne Mitchell played Raina and Basil Langton was Bluntschli. In the first act of the play Raina shows Bluntschli a picture of her fiancé Sergius. Mitchell made a greasepaint portrait of Scofield to use on the tour. In performance, after showing the picture to Bluntschli, Yvonne Mitchell always kissed the portrait. The marks of her lipstick are still visible on the portrait's mouth. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.304-1985 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2010 |
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