Maurice Sendak

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Maurice Sendak
Drosselmeier as Mother Ginger did not appear in the ballet but was later incorporated into the film adaptation; Drosselmeier as Toy Theater (Mother Ginger; Nutcracker)
1983.
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper.
10 x 16 13/16 inches (25.4 x 41.3 cm)
Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.
2013.107:195
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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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Estate of the artist (Estate no. 201).
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