MS 685 01 02 05
Reference code
MS 685 01 02 05
Title
E.A. Craig collection: Papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig’s designs for ‘The Pretenders’ by Henrik Ibsen
Level
Sub-series
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1926, Edward Gordon Craig was approached by Johannes Poulsen in Denmark, asking if Craig would design the set and costume for a production of Ibsen’s ‘The Pretenders’ at the Royal Danish theatre, to which Craig readily agreed.
Date
1926-1930
Extent & medium
2 files
Content description
This sub-series contains cardboard figures, created by Craig in planning his designs for the play as well as printed copies of his design, which was published in 1930.
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- Next: E.A. Craig collection: Papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig’s designs for Macbeth, MS 685 01 02 06, (1928-1930)
- Previous: E.A. Craig collection: Papers relating to Edward Gordon Craig’s designs for a staging of 'St. Matthew Passion', an oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach, MS 685 01 02 04, (1900-1989)
Beneath this record in the archive hierarchy
- E.A. Craig collection: Cardboard figures for ‘The Pretenders’ model, designed by Edward Gordon Craig, MS 685 01 02 05 01, (1926)
- E.A. Craig collection: Published copies of ‘A Production, 1926, being designs projected or realized by Edward Gordon Craig, for ‘The Pretenders’ of Henrik Ibsen, MS 685 01 02 05 02, (1930)