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Albert Herring

Theatre Design
1970 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Jennifer Vyvyan as Lady Billows in Albert Herring,1970.

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

Categories
Object type
TitleAlbert Herring (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Jennfier Vyvyan as Lady Billows in Albert Herring,1970
Physical description
Costume design in watercolour and pencil by Malcolm Pride for Jennfier Vyvyan as Lady Billows in <i>Albert Herring,</i>1970. It shows a 3/4 length, profile image of a female figure dressed in a blouse with a high neckline and full sleeves. She also wears a range of jewellery, including a pearl necklace and a dragonfly shaped brooch. Handwritten annotation providing details about colours and fabrics has been added to the design using pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.3cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LARGE PEARL/"PIERCED EAR"/EARRINGS.' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, right hand side of design.)
  • 'FAIRLY LARGE/GRADUATED/"REAL" PEARL NECKLACE' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, left hand side of design.)
  • 'PEARL AND DIAMOND/STARS' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, left hand side of the design.)
  • 'DIAMOND TRUE LOVER'S/KNOT BROOCH/HOLDING 'CORSAGE' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, left hand side of design.)
  • 'LADY BILLOWS/JENNIFER VYVYAN' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, bottom left hand side of design.)
  • 'LARGE/AMETHYST/SURROUNDED/BY PEARLS' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, right hand side of design)
  • 'PEARL & DIAMOND/DRAGONFLY/BROOCH' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, right hand side of design.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride
Summary
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Jennifer Vyvyan as Lady Billows in Albert Herring,1970.

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.
Collection
Accession number
S.344-2015

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Record createdApril 1, 2015
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