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The Moon and Sixpence

Costume Design
1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hurry, Leslie (designers)

Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Ata (II) in The Moon and Sixpence, 1957


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Opera
Object type
Costume design
TitleThe Moon and Sixpence (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink, gouache and crayon on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Ata (II) in The Moon and Sixpence, 1957
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Moon and Sixpence Opera by John Gardner' (Textual information. Above figure.)
  • 'Ata / Leslie Hurry' (Signature & textual information. Under figure.)
  • 'Miss Chin Yu silk' (Textual information. Lower left hand corner.)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of The Linbury Trust
Object history
Associated production: The Moon and Sixpence. Designer: Leslie Hurry. Director: Peter Hall. Actor: Chin Yu. Performing company: Sadler's Wells Opera. Sadler's Wells, London, 24.5.1957. Performance category: Opera. Production type: World premiere. Chin Yu played the part of Ata in this production. This is a spoken role. Costume designs for this production: S.1030 to 1040-1995 and S.1063-1995.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Ata
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1035-1995

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173402/the-moon-and-sixpence-costume-design-hurry-leslie/
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