Tableau Cree
Set Design
1932 (painted)
1932 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design by Alec Shanks for the Tableau Cree in the revue, Les Masques, Folies Bergere, Paris, 1932
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tableau Cree (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache, pencil, pen and ink, gold paint, and silver paint on card |
| Brief description | Design by Alec Shanks for the Tableau Cree in the revue, Les Masques, Folies Bergere, Paris, 1932 |
| Physical description | Design for the Tableau Cree in Les Masques, with a showgirl, wearing a costume in the form of a red eye mask with hanging silver tassels, standing on a three-stepped silver podium beneath a large eye mask, one half in black, one half in gold, with, to either side, pillars or flats patterned with eye masks in gold and black, alternating green and gold, all with silver eye sockets, and, to rear, flats or curtains in gold and green. The design is signed and dated on the lower right hand side. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Margaret Booth |
| Object history | This design was made for a revue, Les Masques, at the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1932 |
| Literary reference | Les Masques |
| Summary | Design by Alec Shanks for the Tableau Cree in the revue, Les Masques, Folies Bergere, Paris, 1932 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.177-1999 |
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| Record created | December 6, 1999 |
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