Maurice Sendak

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Maurice Sendak
Design for act curtain, Drosselmeier's studio with characters from “The Story of the Hard Nut” (Nutcracker)
1983
Gouache and graphite pencil on paper.
8 1/2 x 14 13/16 inches (21.5 x 37.6 cm)
Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.
2013.107:260
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One of a group of 332 final drawings, sketches, and studies (models of stage sets and costumes), and various other materials for the 1983 Pacific Northwest Ballet production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, featuring sets and costumes by Maurice Sendak.

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Inscribed with title, signed and dated Feb. 15-22nd '83.

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Estate of the artist (Estate no. 111).
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