Performer at the Windmill Theatre wearing a costume with Spanish mantilla
Drawing
1964 (drawn)
1964 (drawn)
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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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| Title | Performer at the Windmill Theatre wearing a costume with Spanish mantilla (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Drawing by Zsuzsi Roboz of a female performer at the Windmill Theatre wearing a costume with Spanish mantilla, 1964 |
| Physical description | Drawing by Zsuzsi Roboz of a female performer at the Windmill Theatre seated backstage wearing a costume with Spanish mantilla |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | S.541-1978 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2011 |
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