The Merchant of Venice
Theatre Design
1963 (designed)
1963 (designed)
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Design by Malcolm Pride for James Maxwell as Bassanio in Act 3 Scene 3 in The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Theatre, London 1963.
Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Object details
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| Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper with fabric swatch |
| Brief description | Design by Malcolm Pride for James Maxwell as Bassanio in Act 3 Scene 3 in The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Theatre, London 1963 |
| Physical description | Gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper design for James Maxell as Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Theatre, London 1963. The design features a man in a deep burgundy outfit with gold details and has a swatch of burgundy velvet pinned to the left hand side. |
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| Credit line | Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride |
| Summary | Design by Malcolm Pride for James Maxwell as Bassanio in Act 3 Scene 3 in The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Theatre, London 1963. Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years. |
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| Accession number | S.211-2015 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2015 |
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