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Style: Performance
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA

"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA

By Jo Mielziner

Located in New York, NY

"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA. 8 x 10 ¾ inches. Graphite on paper, 1936. Initialed on lower right. The play opens October 14, 1936 at Broadway’s 44th Street Theatre. Handwritten title, date, and signature on lower center of original matte which is now affixed to the verso. Inscription on lower right of matte reads, "For Prince & Barbara - Jo Mielziner...

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1930s Performance Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern

Located in New York, NY

Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern. Miles White (1915 – 2000) "Bless You All" 15 x 11 (sight) inches. Signed center right Inscribed: With all love, Mary McCarty and titled "Bess You All" Mixed media on paper. The musical opened December 13, 1950 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The show starred Mary McCarty Miles won the 1951 Tony Award for Costume Design. Miles was one of my closest friends for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BIO White was a top Broadway and Hollywood costume designer. The artist created the costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA, CAROUSEL, PAL JOEY and BYE BYE BIRDIE...

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1950s Performance Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

2000 Tony Awards Poster Signed by Celebrity Presenters Autographed Broadway
2000 Tony Awards Poster Signed by Celebrity Presenters Autographed Broadway

2000 Tony Awards Poster Signed by Celebrity Presenters Autographed Broadway

Located in New York, NY

2000 Tony Awards Poster Signed by Celebrity Presenters Autographed Broadway Offered is the 2000 Tony Awards poster signed by the presenters, including: Matthew Broderick, Kristen Chenoweth, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Krakowski, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking...

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Early 2000s Performance Art

Materials

Paper, Color

Morris Carnovsky "Counterattack" 1943 Broadway Play Theatre Caricature Drawing

Morris Carnovsky "Counterattack" 1943 Broadway Play Theatre Caricature Drawing

Located in New York, NY

Sam Norkin's original illustration for COUNTERATTACK, 1943, featuring Morris Carnovsky; ink on paper, dimensions: 19 ¾” x 15 ½”. Unframed. Samuel Norkin (1917-2011) was a Brooklyn, New York-born cartoonist who specialized in theatre caricatures for more than seven decades. His drawings of theatre, opera, ballet and film celebrities appeared in Variety, Backstage, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Norkin learned composition and anatomy from the muralist Mordi Gassner...

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1940s Performance Art

Materials

Ink, Board

Meryl Streep John Lithgow "Secret Service" 1976 Off Broadway Theatre Caricature
Meryl Streep John Lithgow "Secret Service" 1976 Off Broadway Theatre Caricature

Meryl Streep John Lithgow "Secret Service" 1976 Off Broadway Theatre Caricature

Located in New York, NY

Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and others starred in the Phoenix Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production of "Secret Service." This original 14 x 29 inch drawing by Sam Norkin was published in the New York Daily news on April 11, 1976. Samuel Norkin (1917-2011) was a Brooklyn, New York-born cartoonist who specialized in theatre caricatures for more than seven decades. His drawings of theatre, opera, ballet and film celebrities appeared in Variety, Backstage, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Norkin learned composition and anatomy from the muralist Mordi Gassner...

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1970s Performance Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

1987 Tonys Awards Signed 8x10 Photo Broadway Legends Sondheim Fosse Verdon Simon
1987 Tonys Awards Signed 8x10 Photo Broadway Legends Sondheim Fosse Verdon Simon

1987 Tonys Awards Signed 8x10 Photo Broadway Legends Sondheim Fosse Verdon Simon

Located in New York, NY

1987 Tonys Awards Signed 8x10 Photo Broadway Legends Sondheim Fosse Verdon Simon 1987 Tony Awards photograph signed by 19 legends: Stephen Sondheim, Bob Fosse, August Wilson, Neil Simon Gwen Verdon, Mary Martin, Helen Hayes, Jerry Herman, Ann Miller, Rita Moreno, Bernadette Peters, Cy Coleman, Robert Altman, Tommy Tune...

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1980s Performance Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"A Tajo Abierto Paracas VII" performance, embroidery, desert

"A Tajo Abierto Paracas VII" performance, embroidery, desert

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

A woman picks at herself in the mirror, searching for a wound and finding only a scar. She feels like a scar — like a numb, deafened stump. Not long ago, she had lost her father, and...

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2010s Performance Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas

"A Tajo Abierto Paracas V" desert, embroidery, textile art

"A Tajo Abierto Paracas V" desert, embroidery, textile art

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

A woman picks at herself in the mirror, searching for a wound and finding only a scar. She feels like a scar — like a numb, deafened stump. Not long ago, she had lost her father, and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Performance Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas

Surreal Eco-tourists in the Wood', Colour futuristic Small Print, Framed
Surreal Eco-tourists in the Wood', Colour futuristic Small Print, Framed

Surreal Eco-tourists in the Wood', Colour futuristic Small Print, Framed

Located in London, GB

"On a recent walk in my favourite area of woodland I came across a group of time travelling eco tourists, appearing one by one from a brilliantly bright space suspended over a small pond. They had come back to our time to study trees and invited me to document their research. Apparently they knew I would say yes. Twice now our trips have coincided, almost as if they knew where and when I would be going on holiday, and I must admit, I hope our paths cross again, as I find them strangely photogenic." - George McLeod...

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2010s Performance Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liza Minnelli "Flora the Red Menace" Off Broadway Musical Theatrical Caricature

Liza Minnelli "Flora the Red Menace" Off Broadway Musical Theatrical Caricature

Located in New York, NY

Sam Norkin's original caricature of Liza Minnelli in "FLORA THE RED MENACE" Off Broadway Musical Theatrical Caricature. Published in the NY Daily News on May 9, 1965. Ink and gouache on board; dimensions: 23" x 15 1/4. Framed Samuel Norkin (1917-2011) was a Brooklyn, New York-born cartoonist who specialized in theatre caricatures for more than seven decades. His drawings of theatre, opera, ballet and film celebrities appeared in Variety, Backstage, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Norkin learned composition and anatomy from the muralist Mordi Gassner...

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1960s Performance Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Performance art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Performance art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jeffrey Mayer, Skip Arnold, Albert Al Hirschfeld, and Cecilia Paredes. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Pigment Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Performance art, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $1,200.