Details

Subject(s)

• Artists—United States—20th century—Drawings [Browse]
• Costume designers—United States—20th century [Browse]
• Costume—History—Sources [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Drawings [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Drawings [Browse]
• Scrapbooks [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

1887-1916.

Arrangement

Series: I. Costume Designs--A. TWELFTH NIGHT, B. THE BIRTHDAY OF INFANTA; II. Scrapbooks--A. Costumes of the 14th through the 20th centuries, B. Greek Sculpture and Architecture, C. Heads, D. Children, E. Servants, F. Uniforms.

Summary note

Consists of a collection of Alexander's watercolor costume designs for Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT and for THE BIRTHDAY OF INFANTA, a play based on a tale by Oscar Wilde, plus scrapbooks of source materials for the drawings. The scrapbooks include pictures of costumes of various nationalities from the l4th through the 20th centuries, as well as pictures of Greek sculpture and architecture, heads, children, servants, and uniforms. Some drawings are included in the scrapbooks.

OCLC

78415997

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