Design for Baseball Curtain in Damn Yankees
Maker and role
Artist: Jean Eckart, American, 1921-1994
Artist: William Eckart, American, 1920-2000
Year
ca. 1955
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Collage and crayon on mylar and paper
Measurements
sight, 9 1/2 x 12in (24.1 x 30.5cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
TL1999.66
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Musical with book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, lyrics by Richard Adler, and music by Jerry Ross. Produced at the 46th Street Theatre, New York, 1955.
Further information
A latter day Faust, Joe sells his soul to the devil to become a star hitter and to win the pennant for the hapless Washington Senators, encouraged by the sultry temptress Lola (played by Gwen Verdon).
Documentation
An Eye for the Stage; William J. Chiego, Jody Blake (American, b.1953); 2004; p. 60
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