
Set design for the ballet Charade (or The Debutante)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1939
- Dimensions
- 21 × 27" (53.3 × 68.6 cm)
- 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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1940 · Gouache, pencil, stapled fabric, and stamped ink on colored card
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Alvin Colt
- Year
- 1939
- Dimensions
- 21 × 27" (53.3 × 68.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1939-M073786
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





