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The Gates of Summer

Costume Design
1956 (made)
Artist/Maker

Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Sophie Faramond in The Gates of Summer, 1956


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Gates of Summer (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink, gouache and crayon on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Sophie Faramond in The Gates of Summer, 1956
Marks and inscriptions
'Sophie / Leslie Hurry / Gates of Summer J.W' (Signature & textual information. Lower centre.)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of The Linbury Trust
Object history
Associated production: The Gates of Summer. Designer: Leslie Hurry. Director: Peter Hall. Actor: Isabel Jeans. Performing company: Independent Plays Ltd. New Theatre, Oxford, 11.9.1956 and Theatre Royal, Brighton, 8.10.1956. Isabel Jeans played the role of Sophie Faramond in this production.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
S.1044-1995 (Series)
Collection
Accession number
S.1045-1995

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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