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Wizard of Oz costume designs and illustrations

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Wizard of Oz costume designs and illustrations, 1902-1907 and undated.

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Ovz. Fol. 2PictureSupervised use *T-Vim 2014-066Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
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Additional Authors
  • Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915
  • MacGeachy, Cora
  • Walsh, Townsend
Description
2 ovz. fols. (8 drawings : color; 38 x 51 cm and smaller)
Subject
  • Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz > Pictorial works
  • Costume design
Genre/Form
Costume design drawings.
Note
  • Townsend Walsh (1872-1941), American theater press agent, business manager, drama critic, playwright and actor.
Linking Entry (note)
  • The two W. W. Denslow drawings were separated from the Townsend Walsh collection and were previously cataloged as MWEZ+ n.c. 4946.
Call Number
*T-Vim 2014-066
OCLC
884921957
Title
Wizard of Oz costume designs and illustrations, 1902-1907 and undated.
Summary
Ovz. Fol. 1 - Four costume designs in watercolor and ink: two signed by Cora MacGeachy, two are initialed B. V. D. Also a drawing in ink depicts an unidentified woman and is signed possibly F. Holman. Next, a watercolor and ink study by K. Grey for The Poppy Girl, used to illustrate a poster advertising the 1902 stage production.
Ovz. Fol. 2 - Two ink drawings, signed by W. W. Denslow and presented to Townsend Walsh. One in ink, white gouache, and graphite on illustration board depicts the scarecrow's bust in a window-like frame (12.5 x 14 cm.) and the second in ink and graphite on laid paper is a self-portrait of Denslow holding a painter's palette and brush standing next to the scarecrow seated backwards on a side-chair, with hat and umbrella laid on the floor in the left foreground (22.7 x 20.5 cm.).
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The two W. W. Denslow drawings were separated from the Townsend Walsh collection and were previously cataloged as MWEZ+ n.c. 4946.
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Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915, ill.
MacGeachy, Cora, ill.
Walsh, Townsend, col
Research Call Number
*T-Vim 2014-066
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