The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
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Preliminary mask design by Voytek for Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring.
Object details
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Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and coloured pencil on paper |
Brief description | Preliminary mask design by Voytek for Portia (marked with red triangle) in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
Physical description | Pen and coloured pencil on paper preliminary mask design by Voytek for Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. The design shows Portia's head and neck. Her hair is reddish and hangs in curls either side of her chin. The mask which covers most of her face is shaded in the same reddish pen and a similarly-coloured pencil. The design is marked with a paper stick-on triangle in the top right corner. |
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Marks and inscriptions | PORTIA (On front side in black ink) |
Credit line | Given by the artist |
Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
Summary | Preliminary mask design by Voytek for Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring. |
Other number | THM/153 (Voytek Archive) - Archive number |
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Accession number | S.1701-1994 |
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Record created | September 18, 2014 |
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