Fan dance at the Windmill Theatre
Drawing
1964 (drawn)
1964 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Zsuzsi Roboz (1929–2012) was a London-based Hungarian painter known for her portraiture and paintings of the arts. In 1964 Sheila Van Damm, owner of the Windmill Theatre, invited her to sketch backstage to capture the last days of the theatre before its closure that October.
In February 1965 her Windmill drawings were shown in a one-man exhibition the Upper Grosvenor Gallery, London, and in 1975 Curwen Studios published Backstage at the Windmill Theatre, a portfolio of lithographs by Roboz based on her drawings. In 1978 her sketches and lithographs featured in the Revuedeville exhibition mounted by the Theatre & Performance Department at the V&A about the Windmill Theatre.
In February 1965 her Windmill drawings were shown in a one-man exhibition the Upper Grosvenor Gallery, London, and in 1975 Curwen Studios published Backstage at the Windmill Theatre, a portfolio of lithographs by Roboz based on her drawings. In 1978 her sketches and lithographs featured in the Revuedeville exhibition mounted by the Theatre & Performance Department at the V&A about the Windmill Theatre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fan dance at the Windmill Theatre (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing over pencil |
| Brief description | Windmill Theatre drawing by Zsuzsi Roboz, four women holding large feather fans, 1964 |
| Physical description | Drawing depicting four woman, all topless, holding large feather fans in different poses. Brown ink. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Roboz' (Signature in bottom right hand corner. ) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Summary | Zsuzsi Roboz (1929–2012) was a London-based Hungarian painter known for her portraiture and paintings of the arts. In 1964 Sheila Van Damm, owner of the Windmill Theatre, invited her to sketch backstage to capture the last days of the theatre before its closure that October. In February 1965 her Windmill drawings were shown in a one-man exhibition the Upper Grosvenor Gallery, London, and in 1975 Curwen Studios published Backstage at the Windmill Theatre, a portfolio of lithographs by Roboz based on her drawings. In 1978 her sketches and lithographs featured in the Revuedeville exhibition mounted by the Theatre & Performance Department at the V&A about the Windmill Theatre. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.528-1978 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2010 |
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