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Drawing, Stage Design: Salome, 1969

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Robert Edward Darling and music composed by Richard Strauss and made for (as the client) Vancouver Opera. It is dated 1969 and we acquired it in 1971. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Robert Edward Darling. It is credited Gift of Robert Edward Darling.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 35.5 × 43 cm (14 in. × 16 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso, in pen and black ink: "#3 / Vancouver Opera 1969 / Salome"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design: Salome, 1969; Designed by Robert Edward Darling (American, b. 1937); Music composed by Richard Strauss (German, 1864–1949); Client: Vancouver Opera; USA; brush and gouache, graphite on paper; H x W: 35.5 × 43 cm (14 in. × 16 15/16 in.); Gift of Robert Edward Darling; 1971-3-2

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