Feliks Topolski Collection

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Artist/Maker	Topolski, Feliks (artist)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing Alec McCowen as Alceste, Robert Eddison as Philinte, Diana Rigg as Celimene and Gawn Grainger as Oronte in a scene from Tony Harrison's updated version of Moliere's The Misanthrope, National Theatre at the Old Vic, 1975. The production first opened at the Old Vic in February 1973 and played in repertoire during that year. Such was its success that it was revived in 1975, when Robert Eddison joined the cast.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Feliks Topolski Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Marker pen, crayon and ink on paper Marker Pen Crayon Ink Paper Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing Alec McCowen, Robert Eddison, Diana Rigg and Gawn Grainger in a scene from Tony Harrison's version of Moliere's The Misanthrope, National Theatre at the Old Vic, 1975
Physical description	Sketch on cream paper in crayon, ink and marker pen, showing Alec McCowen, Robert Eddison, Diana Rigg and Gawn Grainger standing in line in a scene from The Misanthrope.
Dimensions	Height: 24.7cm Width: 31cm
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	'Moliere's / The Misanthrope / at / the National Theatre' (Written in pink marker pen at the centre of the lower edge.) 'Feliks Topolski / 9.7.75' (Artist's signature and date, lower left hand corner)
Credit line	Given by the artist
Literary reference	The Misanthrope
Summary	Drawing by Feliks Topolski showing Alec McCowen as Alceste, Robert Eddison as Philinte, Diana Rigg as Celimene and Gawn Grainger as Oronte in a scene from Tony Harrison's updated version of Moliere's The Misanthrope, National Theatre at the Old Vic, 1975. The production first opened at the Old Vic in February 1973 and played in repertoire during that year. Such was its success that it was revived in 1975, when Robert Eddison joined the cast.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.61-1978

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Record created	July 15, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1227551/feliks-topolski-collection-drawing-topolski-feliks/

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