Discovery: Ephemera & Collectibles
Description:
Group of Designs for Ballet and Various Stage Productions, 1940s-50s, including two mixed-media examples with annotations, attributed to Miles White, one designed for the dancer Gene Carrons; six watercolor, ink, and graphite examples for a ballet production of Sleeping Beauty, all initialed "JC"; a design for the 1944 ballet Prince Goudal's Festival, inscribed to the president of the Eaves Costume Co., Andrew Geoly from Mstislav Dobujinsky, the stage and costume designer for the production; a Paul du Pont graphite and watercolor example for the St. Louis Municipal Opera's 1955 production of The King and I, two pen and ink examples for unknown productions one for the dancer Estelle Aza, the other for dancers Shellie Farrell and Hayden Griffen; a watercolor and ink on paper design for Martha Graham Company ballet dancer, Richard Kuch, a watercolor and ink design for dancer Marie Kolin, possibly for Sweet Charity or New Girl in Town; and an unsigned, unattributed watercolor and ink example for dance ensemble costume.
Estimate $200-300
From the estate of a designer working with Eaves Costume Co., New York, to present owner.