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Robert and Elizabeth

Theatre Design
1964 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design by Malcolm Pride for a costume for a singer in Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric Theatre, London, 1964.

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
TitleRobert and Elizabeth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper with fabric swatches
Brief description
Design by Malcolm Pride for a costume for a singer in Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric Theatre, London, 1964
Physical description
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper design with fabric swatches for a costume for a singer in Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric Theatre, London, 1964. The design features a woman wearing a dress with a pink skirt and white sleeves, and has pink, brown and orange swatches pinned to the left side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.4cm (approximately)
  • Width: 25.3cm (approximately)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SINGER 8 / 169 / No 5 / copper / earrings / velveteen / bodice / coarse / lace / trim / H. / Bodice / B + S / DANCER / SINGER / FLORENCE / ACT 2-8 / 27" formed calf / cream lace / 23 waist / Jan [L-?] / 34. / Malcolm Pride / 1964 / NOT CAST. / BRONZE / BOOTS' (On front in pencil)
  • '34B. / 16 F / 14½ B. / 24 W. / Buckleys' (On reverse side in pencil)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride
Summary
Design by Malcolm Pride for a costume for a singer in Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric Theatre, London, 1964.

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.530-2015

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Record createdApril 23, 2015
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