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Costume design for “King Lear”

Name of Object: Costume Design

Object Type: paper, watercolour, pen

Artist/Maker: Herbert Whittaker

Description: Character designs on textured paper. Five characters in artic-style costume. “Curan,” “Soldier” and “Knight” in black (Knight also carrying spear and drum), “Doctor” in green in white, and “Old Man” in brown tones with walking stick. Inscription by Herbert Whittaker on verso. Pink board with black frame. Artist’s signature hidden by framing.

Accession Number: 994.1.199.B

Country of origin: Canada

Production Year: 1961

Dimensions: 44 (w) 29.00 (h)

Credit Line: Theatre Museum Canada. Gift of Herbert Whittaker