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Albert Herring

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

Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Miss Wordsworth in 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
Pencil on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970
Physical description
Costume design in pencil by Malcolm Pride for Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970. It shows two details of a skirt, one from the rear, indicating the patterns and detailling to be used on the skirt, and the other from the side showing the slight train and pleating at the hem.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.3cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MISS WORDSWORTH' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, base of design.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride
Summary
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Miss Wordsworth in 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.345-2015

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Record createdApril 1, 2015
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