Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
The Royal Opera House, London, England
Director of Production
Ninette de Valois, Irish, 1898–2001
Composer
Arthur Bliss, British, 1891–1975
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for the backdrop used during the main act of "Checkmate". Background composed of vertical stripes of blue, green, yellow, orange, red and black. At center, 4 large triangles in white, red, black, and green white, red, and green superimposed with three groupings of perspectival, converging lines. At center, an orange diamond and three small, gray cloud forms.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
ca. 1947
Accession Number
1963-39-272
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
theater
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite
Dimensions
35.4 × 54.6 cm (13 15/16 × 21 1/2 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-272