04-15-200904-16-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 15, 2009 05:00 PMCalender
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Twenty Mostly Unframed Broadway Costume Designs

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$119$100
Auction: Discovery - 2453Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 15, 2009 5:00PM

Description:

Twenty Mostly Unframed Broadway Costume Designs, all signed, including ten watercolor and pencil examples by Noel Taylor (ac. 1940s-90s),some with annotations including designs for a production starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff; one framed and six unframed watercolor and pencil examples by John N. Booth, Jr. (ac. 1924- 1941),including uniformed officers and characters from Commedia dell'Arte, Polichinelle and Pantalone; and three mixed-media examples by Kenn Bar (ac. 1940s-60s).
Estimate $200-300

From the estate of a designer working with Eaves Costume Co., New York, to present owner.

Keywords

Noel Taylor, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, John N. Booth , Jr., Kenn Bar, mixed-media examples, Eaves Costume Co.