Costume Design
1970 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Stage designer Andrzej Majewski (b.1936) trained at the Academy of Fine Art in Kraków and on graduating worked at the Polish National Theatre before winning a scholarship to study in Italy. In 1966 he became the principal designer of the Grand Opera House in Warsaw. Salome was his first production in Britain. Majewski's designs are characterised by an emphasis on texture, suggested with thick brush strokes and layers of paint and, in this example, pieces of gold-painted lace.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, gouache and lace collage on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Andrzej Majewski for an unidentified male character in Richard Strauss's opera Salome, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1970. |
| Physical description | Exaggerated full length bearded male figure in long blue robe decorated with gold detail over short red and blue decoration. Framed |
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| Credit line | Given by Patricia Fara in memory of Stephen and Helen Fenlaugh |
| Literary reference | <i>Salome</i> |
| Summary | Stage designer Andrzej Majewski (b.1936) trained at the Academy of Fine Art in Kraków and on graduating worked at the Polish National Theatre before winning a scholarship to study in Italy. In 1966 he became the principal designer of the Grand Opera House in Warsaw. Salome was his first production in Britain. Majewski's designs are characterised by an emphasis on texture, suggested with thick brush strokes and layers of paint and, in this example, pieces of gold-painted lace. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.56-2007 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2009 |
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