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158 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario
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Phone

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Set design for “King Lear”

Name of Object: Set Design

Object Type: watercolour, paper, pen

Artist/Maker: Herbert Whittaker

Description: Design depicts black stone set pieces that frame a red backdrop with a tripod type structure. Four wooden pillars support a dark, cavernous room with various platforms. Four figures at stage left – three seated and one standing. One central female figure, one male figure standing in background. Three male figures standing on stairs and platform, stage-right.

Accession Number: 994.1.196.A

Country of origin: Canada

Production Year: 1946

Dimensions: 55.4 (w) 37.40 (h)

Credit Line: Theatre Museum Canada. Gift of Herbert Whittaker