Design
after 1920 (drawn)
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Rough design by Gladys Calthrop for the book jacket of The Noël Coward Songbook.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pen and pencil drawing. |
| Brief description | Rough design by Gladys Calthrop for the book jacket of The Noël Coward Songbook. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection |
| Physical description | Features a dark pink stage curtain drawn along the left, top and right edges of the drawing; a piano keyboard is drawn at the bottom. Backround is bright green. Rough sketch drawn on paper and backed on a sheet of plywood. Completed with a cover to imitate the appearance of a book. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
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| Summary | Rough design by Gladys Calthrop for the book jacket of The Noël Coward Songbook. Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York. |
| Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.640-2012 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2012 |
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