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Hedda Gabler

Costume Design
1982 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Cambridge Theatre (London, England) (producer)
Voytek (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Costume design by Voytek for Susannah York as Hedda in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, directed by Donald McWhinnie and produced by Bill Kenwright, Cambridge Theatre, 1982.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitleHedda Gabler (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Crayon on paper
Paper
Crayon
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Costume design by Voytek for Susannah York as Hedda in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, directed by Donald McWhinnie and produced by Bill Kenwright, Cambridge Theatre, 1982
Physical description
Crayon costume design on paper by Voytek for Susannah York as Hedda in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, directed by Donald McWhinnie and produced by Bill Kenwright, Cambridge Theatre, 1982. The design depicts an 'after funeral' costume for Hedda comprising a long, high-necked black dress with voluminous shoulders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41cm
  • Width: 29.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
HEDDA AFTER FUNERAL HEDDA GABLER (On front side in black coloured pencil)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Literary referenceHedda Gabler
Summary
Costume design by Voytek for Susannah York as Hedda in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, directed by Donald McWhinnie and produced by Bill Kenwright, Cambridge Theatre, 1982.
Other number
THM/153 (Voytek Archive) - Archive number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1887-1994

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2014
Record URL
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