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[Offenbach in the underworld.

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Description

Pen, pencil and watercolor; 33 x 42 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Mrs. René Bouché, 1981.

Subjects

Note

Inscribed lower left: #1 Gorst. Inscribed lower right: #2 Horn. Costume designs for Helen Gorst and Catherine Horn as Local Ladies in Antony Tudor's ballet Offenbach in the underworld, premiered by Ballet Theatre, April 18, 1956.
Two full-length female figures. The one on the left wears a blue dress with white ruffled petticoat and black tights with high-top boots. Her headpiece is a yellow and orange bonnet. The figure on the right wears a plum-colored dress, low-cut bodice with straps, and a plumed turquoise and blue hat. She also wears black tights with high-top boots, and a bit of red garter is revealed. Details about the costumes are inscribed all over the design, including a small pencil sketch of the costume on the right.

Call Number

*MGZGB Bou R Off 21

OCLC

NYPY906016577-F

Author

Bouché, René, 1905-1963.

Title

[Offenbach in the underworld.

Imprint

1956].

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Local Subject

Costume designs -- 20th century.

Research Call Number

*MGZGB Bou R Off 21