Feliks Topolski Collection
Drawing
1948 (drawn)
1948 (drawn)
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Rough Sketch in pen and ink on cream paper, the ink now faded to rust brown. It shows Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) in a production of The School for Scandal, by the Old Vic Theatre Company, in 1948.
This 1948 production was directed by Laurence Olivier who also played the role of Sir Peter Teazle. Vivien Leigh played Lady Teazle. The production toured Australia and New Zealand.
This 1948 production was directed by Laurence Olivier who also played the role of Sir Peter Teazle. Vivien Leigh played Lady Teazle. The production toured Australia and New Zealand.
Object details
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| Title | Feliks Topolski Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Sketch by Feliks Topolski showing Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in The School for Scandal, Old Vic, 1948. |
| Physical description | Rough Sketch in pen and ink on cream paper, the ink now faded to rust brown. It shows Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in a production of The School for Scandal, at the Old Vic Theatre, in 1948. Lines of ink and shading in pencil and pen have been used to depict a huddled group of figures in mid-late eighteenth century dress. The four dominant figures are standing against a backdrop of high pillars and high arches, three are male (the two on the right shown in profile and the other, on the left, shown from behind), the fourth and central figure is female and faces towards the front. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | School for Scandal |
| Summary | Rough Sketch in pen and ink on cream paper, the ink now faded to rust brown. It shows Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) in a production of The School for Scandal, by the Old Vic Theatre Company, in 1948. This 1948 production was directed by Laurence Olivier who also played the role of Sir Peter Teazle. Vivien Leigh played Lady Teazle. The production toured Australia and New Zealand. |
| Other number | 63 - Creator's reference no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.121-1979 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2011 |
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