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Costume Design

Costume Design
ca. 1980 (Painted, Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for "Minoan", possibly a character in a male strip show. The design depicts a nearly nude full length male figure with left hand on hip, on a grey background. The figure wears a "Minoan" style blue, brown and gold loin cloth and waist band. The figure also wears gold bangles on his arms and legs; a gold necklace; and a pair of blue and gold sandals. The figure's nipples have been painted gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCostume Design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Gouache, and White, Black & Gold Paint, on Paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for "Minoan", possibly a character in a male strip show, ca.1980.
Physical description
Costume design for "Minoan", possibly a character in a male strip show. The design depicts a nearly nude full length male figure with left hand on hip, on a grey background. The figure wears a "Minoan" style blue, brown and gold loin cloth and waist band. The figure also wears gold bangles on his arms and legs; a gold necklace; and a pair of blue and gold sandals. The figure's nipples have been painted gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 379mm
  • Width: 277mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' ANTHONY HOLLAND ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner of the design; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' MINOAN ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
Credit line
Given by Mr Patrick C.L. Lau
Object history
This costume design by Anthony Holland was donated to the Theatre Museum by Patrick Lau after the death of the artist in 2001. The design complements a large collection of theatre designs given to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.343-2001

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Record createdMay 21, 2001
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