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Four figures for a backdrop, 1906

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1906-02

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 5

GUSN

GUSN-252639

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Description

Drawings of three females in Roman togas and a male figure in a tunic and sandals. These figures were possibly drawn for a backdrop for a production of Julius Caesar at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

backdrops
sets (groups)
figures (representations)
togas
tunics
sandals
drawings (visual works)

Physical Description

Van Dyke or reverse brownprints

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.002.02.017

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)

Material Type

drawings (visual works)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 5

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