Costume designs for Coriolanus, [1938]

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Costume designs for Coriolanus, [1938]

Costume designs in watercolor and ink with handwritten notes are for a Federal Theatre Project production of Coriolanus.

26 drawings : color ; 26 cm. x 39 cm. and smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201171

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

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The Federal Theatre Project was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. It was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, created not as a cultural activity but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theater workers. It was shaped by national director Hallie Flanagan into a federation of regional...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Hawkins, Charles (Charles Winslaid)

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