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Les petits riens. Set sketch.
- Title
- Les petits riens. Set sketch.
- Author
- Davison, Robert.
- Publication
- 1946.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZGA Dav R Pet 7 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- Gouache; 17.5 x 24.5 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Ruth Page.
- Subject
- Note
- On verso: Stamp of the United Scenic Artists Union and signed R. Davison, Aug 1946.
- Set design for Ruth Page's ballet, Les petits riens, first performed September 17, 1946, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Montreal, by Ballet for America.
- Set consists of two cloth panels, each suspended between two tall black posts, each supported by two taut lines anchored to the floor by pegs; the front panel obscures half of the back panel.
- Front panel depicts the façade, of a great house in 17th or 18th century design, the most prominent feature of which is a balcony with drawn drapes. Back panel depicts a terrace with bright blue sky behind. Black supporting posts have plumes at top.
- Call Number
- *MGZGA Dav R Pet 7
- OCLC
- NYPY777009258-F
- Author
- Davison, Robert.
- Title
- Les petits riens. Set sketch.
- Imprint
- 1946.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Set designs -- 20th century.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZGA Dav R Pet 7