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Medea

Costume Design
1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design created by Leslie Hurry for a young man or child in a production of Medea by Euripides, directed by John Gielgud and presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1948.

Medea, a free adaptation from the original play by Euripides, was created by the America poet, Robinson Jeffers. The production was directed by John Gielgud for the Royal Lyceum Theatre and was presented between 22 August and 12 September as part of the 1948 Edinburgh Festival. It transferred to the Globe Theatre, London on 27 September 1948.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMedea (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Black ink, pastel and pencil drawing
Brief description
Costume design created by Leslie Hurry for a young man or child in a production of Medea by Euripides, directed by John Gielgud and presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1948
Physical description
Costume design created by Leslie Hurry for a young man or child in a production of <i>Medea</i> by Euripides, directed by John Gielgud and presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1948.
The design is executed in pastel, pen and ink. It shows a full length figure of a young man. He is dressed in a short sleeved, knee length tunic. The tunic is deep blue and trimmed with bands of yellow at the waist, neckline and hem. He is also wearing leather strap sandals.
Dimensions
  • Height: 46.9cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Medea/Leslie Hurry' (Handwritten annotation in black biro on at the base of the design.)
  • 'Young Man or children' (Handwritten annotation in ink at the base of the sketch.)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone
Literary referenceMedea
Summary
Costume design created by Leslie Hurry for a young man or child in a production of Medea by Euripides, directed by John Gielgud and presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 1948.

Medea, a free adaptation from the original play by Euripides, was created by the America poet, Robinson Jeffers. The production was directed by John Gielgud for the Royal Lyceum Theatre and was presented between 22 August and 12 September as part of the 1948 Edinburgh Festival. It transferred to the Globe Theatre, London on 27 September 1948.
Collection
Accession number
S.2067-2014

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Record createdSeptember 18, 2014
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