John Armstrong, ARA

1893-1973

"Manuela" from The Man Behind the Statue

Ref: 270

Inscribed with title

Gouache over pencil, 35 by 17 cm

Provenance: acquired directly from the artist’s estate

A design for the costume of Manuela for the first production in 1947 of Peter Ustinov’s play The Man Behind the Statue about the life Simon Bolivar.

 

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