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Costume, Red King for Checkmate
This is a Costume. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer. It is dated designed 1947, made 2020. Its medium is costume. It is a part of the department.
In 1937, the British Council chose Checkmate to represent the best of British modern art and culture at the International Exhibition in Paris, and the production continued to travel. The outbreak of war interrupted this tour, forcing the company to return to England in 1940 and abandon the costumes and sets. Kauffer redesigned them for a revival in London in 1947. Checkmate has since been staged around the world and is still produced today.
It is credited The Sarasota Ballet.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Red Knight, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-278
- Drawing, Costume Design: Castle, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-280
- Drawing, Costume Design: Red Queen, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-277
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
![A rectangular stage design showing two disembodied hands and forearms, one dark blue-gray, and one white, floating horizontally in a blue and black sky. A series of black and yellow lines connect the two arms, each terminating at a black dot on the hands and arms. When connected, the black lines form a diamond and a triangle together. There is a small white star just off the white forearm. At center right is a small white and yellow diamond, which is mirrored by a larger black and grey diamond at the bottom right, which has wavy white lines coming off it. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom right. At the top center of the piece the word [TOP] is written in graphite pencil.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/51086_7d3464bdb9800198_n.jpg "Drawing, Stage Design: Prologue Backdrop, for \"Checkmate\"")
- Drawing, Stage Design: Prologue Backdrop, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache on cream paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-271
- Drawing, Costume Design: Pawn, for "Checkmate"
- brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-282
- Print, Design for Musical Score Cover, for "Checkmate"
- offset lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-288
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.
