Scene design for Under the Highway in West Side Story
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Artist: Oliver Smith, American, 1918-1994
Year
1957
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Measurements
15 1/2 x 22 1/2in (39.4 x 57.2cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
TL1999.314
Object type
Department
Location
Theatre production
Musical with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, music by Leonard Bernstein, and libretto by Arthur Laurents. Produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, 1957.
Further information
Smith used exaggerated perspective and deep shadows to create a sense of foreboding for the scene in which the Jets and Sharks "rumble" with fatal consequences.
Copyright
© Rosaria Sinisi
Documentation
Saturday Review; Dec 12, 1964, p. 27
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 188
An Eye for the Stage; William J. Chiego, Jody Blake (American, b.1953); 2004; p. 59
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 188
An Eye for the Stage; William J. Chiego, Jody Blake (American, b.1953); 2004; p. 59
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V:\Object Documentation\Theatre Arts\TL1999.314 Smith\Saturday Review 1964.pdf
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