The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Print of a preliminary mask design by Voytek for Shylock (marked with a red star) 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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| Object type | |
| Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print of a preliminary mask design by Voytek for Shylock (marked with a red star) in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Print of a preliminary mask design by Voytek for Shylock in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. The design shows Shylock's face almost covered by a red mask and is marked with a red star in the top right corner. This item is a print of S.1714-1994. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Shylock
(On front side in black ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Print of a preliminary mask design by Voytek for Shylock (marked with a red star) 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.1715-1994 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2014 |
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