Collection Highlights: Designing Shakespeare
Few playwrights have become as ingrained in the Western theatrical tradition as William Shakespeare, with his plays still eliciting wonder as well as inciting controversy centuries after their documented premieres. With dozens of plays performed for hundreds of years, Shakespeare’s work has intersected with diverse design perspectives—like Edward McKnight Kauffer’s modernist Tempst and Theoni Aldredge’s interpretive period costumes for the Public Theater—allowing for aesthetic re-interpretation of the Bard.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Iago, for Shakespeare's Othello, 1932
- brush and gouache, graphite, and white crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-198
- This object was made by Ernest Milton.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Sir John Evans, for The Merry Wives of Windsor,...
- brush and wash, silver gouache, graphite on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-129
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Man with Green Tunic and Tan Tights, for Merry Wives...
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-128
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Dancing Man, for The Merry Wives of Windsor,...
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-127
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Man with Sword, for The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca....
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-126
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Sir John Falstaff, for The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1927
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-125
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Mistress Pagen, for The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca....
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-124
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Sir John Evans, for The Merry Wives of Windsor, ca....
- graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-123
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Scenic Design: All the World Wondered, December 31, 1929
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-122
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Scenic Design: All the World Wondered, January 31, 1929
- Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
- 1973-15-121
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Blanche of Spain, for King John
- brush and opaque watercolor, crayon on gray paper.
- 1971-2-7
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Cardinal's Aide, for King John
- brush and opaque watercolors, crayon on gray paper.
- 1971-2-6
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Duke Frederick, for As You Like It, ca. 1963
- brush and opaque watercolors on paper.
- 1971-2-5
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Diana, for All's Well That Ends Well
- brush and opaque watercolor, graphite on heavy paper.
- 1971-2-4
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Comedy of Errors, 1967
- brush and gouache, graphite on cardboard.
- 1971-2-2
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Aemilia, An Abbess at Ephesus, for Comedy of Errors,...
- brush and brown, white, and blue gouache on cardboard.
- 1971-2-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Orsino, for Twelfth Night, 1965
- brush and watercolor, graphite on paper with attached fabric swatches.
- Gift of Jane Greenwood.
- 1970-56-2
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Olivia, for Twelfth Night, 1965
- brush and watercolor, graphite on paper with attached fabric swatch.
- Gift of Jane Greenwood.
- 1970-56-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Painters' Elevation, for Othello, April 6, 1970
- brush and acrylic, graphite on cardboard.
- Gift of Karl Eigsti.
- 1970-52-8
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Venice, Scene 1, in "Othello," for American...
- brush and acrylic, pen and ink on cardboad.
- Gift of Karl Eigsti.
- 1970-52-7
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Othello, 1960
- brush and watercolor on paper.
- Gift of Jay Keene.
- 1970-51-10
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: A Comedy of Errors, 1962
- brush and watercolor, ink on drawing board.
- Gift of Jay Keene.
- 1970-51-7
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Julius Caesar, 1949
- brush and opaque watercolor on paper.
- Gift of Ben Edwards.
- 1970-50-2
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Ariel (Possibly), for The Tempest, ca. 1932
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-213
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Ariel (Possibly), for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca....
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-212
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Ariel (Possibly), for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca....
- white crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-211
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Ariel (Probably), for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca....
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-210
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Stage Design: Act II, Scene 1, for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca. 1932
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-209
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Caliban, for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca. 1932
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-208
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Caliban, for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca. 1932
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-207
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Prospero, for Shakespeare's The Tempest, ca. 1932
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-206
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Messenger, for Shakespeare's Othello, 1932
- color crayon, brush and gouache on black paper.
- 1963-39-205
- This object was made by Ernest Milton.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Heralds, for Shakespeare's Othello, 1932
- color crayon on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-204
- This object was made by Ernest Milton.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Emilia, Dress No. 2, for Shakespeare's Othello, 1932
- brush and gouache, graphite on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-203
- This object was made by Ernest Milton.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Costume Design: Desdemona, Dress No. 3, for Shakespeare's Othello, 1932
- brush and gouache on black paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-202
- This object was made by Ernest Milton.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
