Costume Design
ca. 1999 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design probably for a Warrior. The design depicts a three quarter length male figure wearing a Chinese style warrior or soldiers' uniform. The costume consists of a blue/grey over tunic worn over an under tunic with long sleeves and "hoof" cuffs, and a pair of black trousers. The figure also wears a high pointed helmet. To the right of the figure is a colour magazine illustration glued to the design showing a Chinese Imperial suit of armour. Unsigned by the artist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, watercolour, paper collage, black & white crayon and black marker pen on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston possibly for a Warrior in the projected ballet "Aladdin", Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. |
| Physical description | Costume design probably for a Warrior. The design depicts a three quarter length male figure wearing a Chinese style warrior or soldiers' uniform. The costume consists of a blue/grey over tunic worn over an under tunic with long sleeves and "hoof" cuffs, and a pair of black trousers. The figure also wears a high pointed helmet. To the right of the figure is a colour magazine illustration glued to the design showing a Chinese Imperial suit of armour. Unsigned by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. The design was executed for a projected production of the ballet "Aladdin" by Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. The ballet was eventually produced by Scottish Ballet with choreography by Robert Cohan at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, December 20th 2000. The designer for this production was Colin Falconer. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Aladdin |
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| Accession number | S.260-2002 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2002 |
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