Collection Highlights: Musicals, Movies, Circuses, and Follies
An interplay of theatrical past and present, design process and preservation, winds its way through Cooper Hewitt’s collection. The twentieth century continued many popular entertainments—plays, circuses, vaudeville—as well as developed new genres and forms—musical theater and film, to start. Designers conjured the fictional and at times fantastical worlds of these productions, represented here through costumes and scenery, often creating visual language synonymous with the story’s characters and the written text.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Lord Darnley, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache, graphite on parchment paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-235
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study for Act III, Scene 3, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-228
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act III, Scene 3, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache, color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-229
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study for Act III, Scene 3, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-230
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study for Act III, Scene 3, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-231
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Stirling Castle, Act II, Scene 4, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-224
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act III, Scene 1, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-225
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-226
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act III, Scene 3, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-227
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache, color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-220
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-221
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-222
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-223
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act I, Scenes 2, 3, and 4, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache, color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-217
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study of a Fireplace, for "Queen of Scots"
- white chalk on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-216
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Study, for "Queen of Scots"
- brush and gouache, color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-215
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act I, Scene 1, for "Queen of Scots", 1934
- brush and gouache, colored crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-214
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: First Valet, for "Henry IV"
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-176
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Second Valet, for "Henry IV", 1925
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-177
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Henry VIII, for "Catherine Parr, or Alexander's Horse"
- brush and gouache, graphite.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-170
- This object was made by Leslie Banks.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Harold, for "Henry IV"
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-175
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Ordulph, for "Henry IV", 1925
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-174
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Laudolph, for "Henry IV", 1925
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-173
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Berthold, for "Henry IV"
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-172
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Henry IV, for "Henry IV", 1925
- brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-171
- This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Nora, Act II, for A Doll's House, 1937
- graphite on tracing paper.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-12-b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Nora, Act II, for A Doll's House
- brush and watercolor, graphite on white paper with attached fabric swatches.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-12-a
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Nora, Act I, A Doll's House
- graphite on tracing paper.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-11-b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Nora, Act I, for A Doll's House
- brush and watercolor, graphite on white paper with attached fabric swatches.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-11-a
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: The Tilden's Home in a Suburban Midwest Development,...
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-10
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Living Room of Tregonny's at Land's End, Act III,...
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-9
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Ellen and Susan's Room in the Tower Hotel, Tinagel,...
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-8
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: The Breakfast Room, for Loco
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-7
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Brewster's Office, Act II, Scene 5, for Loco
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-6
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Brewster's Hunting Lodge in Maine, Act I, Scene 5 and...
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-5
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Brewter's Bedroom, Act I, Scene 4, for Loco
- brush and watercolor, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Donald Oenslager.
- 1960-226-4
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
