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1938

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1997

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Costume Design: Black Queen, for "Checkmate"

This is a Drawing. It was music composed by Arthur Bliss and designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and production directed by Ninette de Valois. It is dated 1938 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is brush and white gouache on black paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Grace Schulman. It is credited Gift of Grace Schulman.

Its dimensions are

34.9 × 22 cm (13 3/4 × 8 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brush and white gouache, lower right: E. Mcknight Kauffer / 1938

It is inscribed

Inscribed in brush and white gouache, lower left: BLACK Queen / "Checkmate"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Costume Design: Black Queen, for "Checkmate"; Music composed by Arthur Bliss (British, 1891–1975); Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Production directed by Ninette de Valois (Irish, 1898–2001); England; brush and white gouache on black paper; 34.9 × 22 cm (13 3/4 × 8 11/16 in.); Gift of Grace Schulman; 1997-134-17

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