The Chalk Garden
Set Design
ca. 1955 (made)
ca. 1955 (made)
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Set design by Cecil Beaton for Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, 1955.
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer, but he also worked as an illustrator and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars, two for My Fair Lady in 1965 (for costume and art direction), and one for costume design for Gigi in 1958.
The Chalk Garden focuses on Laurel who lives under the care of her grandmother, Mrs. St. Maugham, in a manor in the Sussex countryside. Miss Madrigal has been employed as a governess for Laurel.
The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on 26 October 1955 and received several Tony Award Nominations. The producer was Irene Mayer Selznick and Gladys Cooper played Mrs. St Maugham, with Siobhán McKenna as Miss Madrigal, Betsy von Furstenberg as Laurel, and Fritz Weaver as Maitland.
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer, but he also worked as an illustrator and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars, two for My Fair Lady in 1965 (for costume and art direction), and one for costume design for Gigi in 1958.
The Chalk Garden focuses on Laurel who lives under the care of her grandmother, Mrs. St. Maugham, in a manor in the Sussex countryside. Miss Madrigal has been employed as a governess for Laurel.
The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on 26 October 1955 and received several Tony Award Nominations. The producer was Irene Mayer Selznick and Gladys Cooper played Mrs. St Maugham, with Siobhán McKenna as Miss Madrigal, Betsy von Furstenberg as Laurel, and Fritz Weaver as Maitland.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Chalk Garden (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black ink on paper |
| Brief description | Set design by Cecil Beaton for Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, 1955 |
| Physical description | Set design for The Chalk Garden at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Black ink drawing of a walled garden. In centre of drawing, Mrs Maugham holds an umbrella and gardening basket. Signed by Cecil Beaton. |
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| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
| Summary | Set design by Cecil Beaton for Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, 1955. Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer, but he also worked as an illustrator and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars, two for My Fair Lady in 1965 (for costume and art direction), and one for costume design for Gigi in 1958. The Chalk Garden focuses on Laurel who lives under the care of her grandmother, Mrs. St. Maugham, in a manor in the Sussex countryside. Miss Madrigal has been employed as a governess for Laurel. The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on 26 October 1955 and received several Tony Award Nominations. The producer was Irene Mayer Selznick and Gladys Cooper played Mrs. St Maugham, with Siobhán McKenna as Miss Madrigal, Betsy von Furstenberg as Laurel, and Fritz Weaver as Maitland. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1922-2014 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2014 |
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