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MS 685 01 07 03

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MS 685 01 07 03

Title

E.A. Craig collection: Photocopy of Edward Gordon Craig’s 1910-1911 daybook

Level

Item

Date

1910-1911

Extent & medium

164pp.

Content description

Facsimile of a notebook used by Craig to record his ideas and his thoughts. Included throughout the daybook are photographs, both his family (including Elena, Edward A. Craig and Nelly), of the places he visited and his workrooms, and of his models and designs. It also includes newspapers cuttings relating to the theatre and rough sketches and designs by Craig.

The entries cover Gordon Craig’s time in Moscow, Paris and Italy. It includes comments on the theatre and his theatrical theories (including the use of black figures); notes on ‘The Mask’ and notes of his financial affairs.

The photocopy contains autograph annotations by Edward A. Craig clarifying certain entries in the volume.
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