Design for the drop-curtain for the ballet Ship Ahoy
Theatre Design
ca. 1920s (designed)
ca. 1920s (designed)
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Design for a drop-curtain sketched in body-colours.
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Title | Design for the drop-curtain for the ballet <i>Ship Ahoy</i> (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | body-colours |
Brief description | Design for the drop-curtain for the ballet Ship Ahoy by Vladimir Polunin; ca. 1920s. |
Physical description | Design for a drop-curtain sketched in body-colours. |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | James Laver wrote of this design: 'It is unfortunate that this [Polunin's] maquette for Ship Ahoy here reproduced was never used, for the ballet was, for various reasons, abandoned without ever being offered to the public...' |
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Accession number | E.1003-1927 |
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Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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