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Graduation Ball

Costume Design
1973 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Peter Farmer for Junior Girls in David Lichine's ballet Graduation Ball, Washington Ballet, 1973. One of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook, assembled by costume maker Gerry Scott Sampson.





Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGraduation Ball (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and wax crayon on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Peter Farmer for Junior Girls in David Lichine's ballet Graduation Ball, Washington Ballet, 1973, one of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook
Physical description
Costume design by Peter Farmer for Junior Girls in Graduation Ball, 1973. Outline drawing of a girl in pencil and blue wax crayon, annotated with a list of the dancers' names. Mounted in a spiral-bound artist's sketchbook.



Dimensions
  • Height: 41.8cm (design)
  • Width: 29.8cm (design)
  • Height: 60cm (sketchbook)
  • Width: 43cm (sketchbook)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gerry Scott Sampson
Summary
Costume design by Peter Farmer for Junior Girls in David Lichine's ballet Graduation Ball, Washington Ballet, 1973. One of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook, assembled by costume maker Gerry Scott Sampson.



Collection
Accession number
S.204-1980

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Record createdJuly 2, 2014
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