1988.446: The Grand Kabuki
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1988.446
- People
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Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY)
- Title
- The Grand Kabuki
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 1982
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/309792
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Black ink on white illustration board
- Dimensions
- actual: 52.3 x 69.1 cm (20 9/16 x 27 3/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: black ink, l.r. [in Japanese, followed by a "5"]
- inscription: verso, black ink: The Grand Kabuki at the Metropolitan Opera 6/29 thru 7/10th 1982 / L. to R. Nakamura Kanzaburo (Kumagai Jinya); Nakamura Utaemon (Sumidagawa); Ichikawa Ebizo (Narukami) Nakamura Tomijuro (Benkei) / Hirschfeld [inscription not seen 3/01; see photocopy in curatorial file].
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to [Seiden and de Cuevas Inc.],1982, sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Collection
- Accession Year
- 1988
- Object Number
- 1988.446
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Commentary
- This drawing was reproduced in the New York Times, June 27, 1982, to accompany an appearance by the Grand Kabuki at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Exhibition History
- Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective, Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, 03/16/1990 - 05/20/1990
- Collecting for Harvard: Works Acquired through the Generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/03/1993 - 08/15/1993
Verification Level
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