Costume Design for "The Magic Flute"
Artist
John Piper
(English, 1903 - 1992)
Date1956
MediumGouache, watercolor, pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 x 15 inches (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle Collection, gift in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2009.20.5
SignedSigned in black ink, lower right side: "John Piper"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThis image depicts a woman's costume, red skirt and top decorated with white feathers at the waist and neckline. Both front and back views are shown.ProvenanceJoseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, by July 11, 2008;
His bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2009.
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