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Maker(s):Goncharova, Natalia
Culture:Russian/French (1881-1962)
Title:Costume Design. Marriage Broker from the Ballet "The Wedding"
Date Made:late 1910s
Type:Drawing
Materials:Watercolor and pencil on board
Measurements:Overall: 14 7/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 37.8 cm x 26.7 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2001.16
Credit Line:Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Costume design for the ballet "Les Noces" ("The Wedding," music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska), which was produced by the Ballets Russes and premiered in Paris in 1923. This is one of the early designs conceived in the late 1910s, which were not included in the final production.

Tags:
theater; costume; men; dance; peasants; ceremonies; weddings; folk costume; folk costume

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