Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Claridge, Lewis & Jordan Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Le Lac des Cygnes [and] Don Carlos [and] Tosca [and] Danses Concertantes [and] Coppelia [and] Les Patineurs [and] The Magic Flute [and] Parsifal [and] Les Rendezvous [and] Aida [and] The Sleeping Beauty [and] Les Sylphides [and] Der Rosenkavalier [and] Ondine [and] The Shadow [and] Samson [and] Turandot
Physical description
Typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 51cm
  • Poster width: 31.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: Le Lac des Cygnes (dance, 27.4.1960), Don Carlos (opera, 28.4.1960, composer: Guiseppe Verdi), Tosca (opera, 29.4.1960, composer: Giacomo Puccini), Danses Concertantes (dance, 2.5.1960), Coppelia (dance, 9.5.1960), Les Patineurs (dance, 11.5.1960), The Magic Flute (opera, 12.5.1960, composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Parsifal (opera, 15.5.1960, composer: Richard Wagner), Les Rendezvous (dance, 16.5.1960), Aida (opera, 16.5.1960, composer: Guiseppe Verdi), The Sleeping Beauty (dance, 18.5.1960), Les Sylphides (dance, 25.5.1960), Der Rosenkavalier (opera, 27.5.1960, composer: Strauss), Ondine (dance, 2.6.1960), The Shadow (dance, 5.6.1960), Samson (opera, 8.6.1960, composer: Handel), Turandot (opera, 9.6.1960, composer: Giacomo Puccini). Company: The Royal Ballet, The Covent Garden Opera. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The Royal Ballet are announced as being formerly The Sadler's Wells Ballet.
Production
68/70 Wardour Street, London
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2312-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1162952/poster-claridge-lewis/
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