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Soldiers' Dream - Special Fan Dance Costume

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1943

Reference:

Box number: 2000805700

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2936418

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Ronald McRae fonds

Soldiers' Dream - Special Fan Dance Costume
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Date(s):

1943

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour, gouache, pencil ; 350 X 254 MM.?
Support 35.000 x 25.400 cm

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The drawing depicts a red-haired woman in a long white dress carrying a large plume fan in her right hand. The costume was designed for Lynda Tuero, who was the lead female dancer in the Soldier's Dream number of 'The Army Show'., This costume design was used in 'The Army Show' presented in the Victoria Theatre, Toronto and later toured in 1943-44., April 1975 - condition at accessioning. The drawing is soiled and has pinholes in the l.l. There are also pinholes in each corner of the mount., When accessioned the drawing was lais down with glue on buff paper. The mount has a red pencil border framing the drawing.

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Artist: McRae, Ronald

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General note:

Removed from: Series: Army Show costume designs
Design for "The Army Show," 1943 by Ronald McRae (unverified)
Recto l.r., in red pencil: Ronald McRae (unverified)
Verso on mount, in pencil: 12 D (unverified)

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: Inscribed recto: l.r. "Ronald McRae" signed in red pastel; on the mount; recto l.r. "21" in red ink (no. corresponds to artist's list of costumes)

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SUBJ - COSTUMES, SPECIAL TOPICS - THEATRE - THE ARMY SHOW

Source:

Private

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1975-008 PIC
00001
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1975-008]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000805700 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00001] C-111458

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1975-8-1
Copyright: Government of Canada
PAC (unverified)

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