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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1988.446
People
Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY)
Title
The Grand Kabuki
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1982
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309792

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on white illustration board
Dimensions
actual: 52.3 x 69.1 cm (20 9/16 x 27 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black ink, l.r. [in Japanese, followed by a "5"]
  • inscription: verso, black ink: The Grand Kabuki at the Metropolitan Opera 6/29 thru 7/10th 1982 / L. to R. Nakamura Kanzaburo (Kumagai Jinya); Nakamura Utaemon (Sumidagawa); Ichikawa Ebizo (Narukami) Nakamura Tomijuro (Benkei) / Hirschfeld [inscription not seen 3/01; see photocopy in curatorial file].

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to [Seiden and de Cuevas Inc.],1982, sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Collection
Accession Year
1988
Object Number
1988.446
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
This drawing was reproduced in the New York Times, June 27, 1982, to accompany an appearance by the Grand Kabuki at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Exhibition History

  • Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective, Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, 03/16/1990 - 05/20/1990
  • Collecting for Harvard: Works Acquired through the Generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/03/1993 - 08/15/1993

Verification Level

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