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 on paper |
| Brief description | Preliminary mask design by Voytek for Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Pen 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 wavy. The mask which covers most of her face is shaded in the same reddish pen, which has also been used to sign and date the design and to label it "PORTIA". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Portia
Voytek 1980 (On front side in black and orange 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 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1703-1994 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2014 |
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