Scene design for the orchard in The Golden Apple

Maker and role
Artist: Jean Eckart, American, 1921-1994 Year
1954
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Media/materials
Gouache, watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
Measurements
10 1/2 x 15 1/2in (26.7 x 39.4cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
TL1999.72.2
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Theatre Arts
Location
Not on view
Further information
Known for the Olympic Mountains and Golden Delicious apples, Washington State is the setting for this spoof of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Inspired by Mondrian's paintings, Jean and Bill Eckart created a tree that "flies" apart into Cubistic planes.
Maker
Jean Eckart, American, 1921-1994
William Eckart, American, 1920-2000

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Subject category

Americas/United States Theatre Arts/design/scene designs Theatre Arts/genres/musicals Artistic Devices and Terms/geometric Artistic Devices and Terms/stylization Nature/plants/trees Subject Types/landscapes Food/fruits/apples

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