The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Set design by Voytek for 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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| Object type | |
| Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen on paper |
| Brief description | Set design by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Pen on paper set design by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. Depicted on yellow paper are two set designs. The top design shows a set with figures seated on benches either side of the stage, facing away from the audience. In the middle section of the stage is a red ladder. Underneath is another design, coloured green and showing two figures under the words "MERCHANT OF VENICE". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | BLACK
VENICE
BELMONT
BLACK
MERCHANT OF VENICE
tony
barry (On front side in blue and red ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Set design by Voytek for 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.1762-1994 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2014 |
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