French Institute in the United States gift of designs,1917-1947

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Description: Original color set and costume designs by Yves Alix for The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1935); Andre Barsacq for Savonarola by Nino Alessi (1935); Emile Bertin for Le marchand de Venise (ca. 1917); Andre Boll for Le joyeuses commeres de Windsor by William Shakespeare (1947); Paul Mathos for Martine (author unknown) (ca. 1930), Le remblai by Reynaud (ca. 1930), Salome by Oscar Wilde (possibly 1922); Giōrgos Vakalo for La paix, adapted from Aristophanes' play (1933); and a set design for La damnation de Faust (ca. 1920s to 1930s) by an unidentified designer.
Names: Alix, Yves, 1890-1969 (Artist); Barsacq, André (Artist); Bertin, Émile, 1878-1957 (Artist); Boll, André, 1896-1983 (Artist); Mathos, Paul (Artist); Vakalo, Giōrgos, 1902-1991 (Artist); French Institute in the United States (Donor)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1917 - 1947
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-Vim 2013-218
Topics: French Institute in the United States
Genres: Costume design drawings; Set design drawings
Notes: Biographical/historical: The French Institute was founded in 1898 to promote French arts. In 1971, it merged with the Alliance Francaise to be known as French Institute Alliance Francaise.
Physical Description: Extent: 1 box (12 drawings) : col. ; 50 x 62 cm or smaller.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 870531432; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20037472; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14aa6640-f064-0138-b9c5-0242ac110003

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