Eleven costume designs and two set designs for the ballet Charade (or The Debutante)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1939
- Dimensions
- .1- .6: 20 1/8 x 13 1/4" .7-.12: 20 x 12 3/4" .13: 14 x 20 1/4"
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Alvin Colt
Artist
Alvin Colt was an American costume and set designer working primarily in theater and film during the postwar era. His work shaped the visual language of Broadway productions and Hollywood musicals from the 1940s onward. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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The Farmer. Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh
1940 · Gouache, pencil, stapled fabric, stamped ink, and colored pencil on colored card
Croquet Man. Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh
1940 · Gouache, pencil, stamped ink, and colored pencil on colored card
Young Man in Buggy (Jack). Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh
1940 · Gouache, pencil, stapled fabric, cut-and-stapled card, colored pencil, and stamped ink on colored card
Walking Boy. Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh (recto); Untitled (verso)
1940 · Gouache, pencil, cut-and-stapled paper, stapled-and-pinned fabric, stamped ink, and colored pencil on colored card (recto); Gouache, pencil, and stamped ink on colored card (verso)
Sailor Girl. Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh
1940 · Gouache, pencil, stapled fabric, and stamped ink on colored card
Yachting Boy. Costume design for the ballet A Thousand Times Neigh
1940 · Gouache, pencil, metallic gouache, stapled fabric, stamped ink, and colored pencil on colored card
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Alvin Colt
- Year
- 1939
- Dimensions
- .1- .6: 20 1/8 x 13 1/4" .7-.12: 20 x 12 3/4" .13: 14 x 20 1/4"
- Watts ID
- WW-1939-M030931
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified