Albert Herring
Theatre Design
1970 (designed)
1970 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Designs by Malcolm Pride to be used for 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.
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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| Object type | |
| Title | Albert Herring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper. |
| Brief description | Designs by Malcolm Pride to be used for Albert Herring,1970 |
| Physical description | Designs executed in pencil by Malcolm Pride created for Albert Herring,1970. The design is drawn on the rear part of a sheet of paper that has been folded in half. The front page is labelled 'shoes' and two pairs of boots have been drawn on the inner sides of the paper. The design on the rear of the sheet however shows a pen and pencil line drawing of a room furnished with stools, a sofa, and with a staircase at the rear. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SHOES' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, front side of the paper.) |
| Credit line | Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride |
| Summary | Designs by Malcolm Pride to be used for 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.351-2015 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2015 |
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