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Albert Herring

Theatre Design
1970 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Malcolm Pride for the singer Kenneth Bowen in Act 1, Scene 2 of Albert Herring,1970.

Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlbert Herring (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for the singer Kenneth Bowen in Act 1, Scene 2 of Albert Herring,1970
Physical description
Costume design in watercolour and pencil by Malcolm Pride for singer Kenneth Bowen in Act 1, Scene 2 of <i>Albert Herring,</i>1970. It shows a full length, profile image of a male figure dressed in a grey collarless shirt with the sleeves rolled up at the elbow and dark trousers. He is also wearing a rough beige apron and dark brown boots.

Handwritten annotation providing details about colours and fabrics has been added to the design using pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.3cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Braces/Possibly Brass/brace buttons/showing' (Handwritten annotation in pencil at the left hand side of the design.)
  • '"ALBERT HERRING"/KENNETH BOWEN./ACT I Sc.2' (Handwritten annotation in pencil at the bottom left hand corner of the design.)
  • '"ALBERT HERRING" 1970' (Handwritten annotation in the bottom left hand corner.)
  • 'darned/flannel shirt/sleeves+' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, top right hand side of design)
  • 'very worn/serge trousers' (Handwritten annotation on the right hand side of the design.)
  • 'Brown Boots' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, right hand side of design.)
  • 'PHOENIX OPERA LTD.' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, bottom right hand corner of the design.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride
Summary
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for the singer Kenneth Bowen in Act 1, Scene 2 of Albert Herring,1970.

Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Collection
Accession number
S.339-2015

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Record createdMarch 27, 2015
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