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Sets (Theatrical)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the assemblage of scenery, props, and lighting and sound systems created to represent a setting used in a dramatic performance, whether indoors or outdoors.

Use this AAT term on Archival and Digital Objects; for Resources, use subdivided LCSH term: Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

"Hadrian VII" Scene Panel, 1964

 Item
Identifier: B333.09.0009.00001
Scope and Contents

Framed gouache watercolor painting, with pencil sketch visible underneath paint, of five scenes from "Hadrian VII." All five have a solid black backdrop with minimal set furnishings. Scenes include a room, altar, man knelling before a cardinal, throne with banner, candlesticks and railings and the same candlesticks and railings without the banner and throne chair. Sticker on the back of frame says "Panel 5." Also included is a mounted photograph from a production.

Dates: 1964