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Cover Sheet for "Fuochi d'Artifico (Bozetto)," from "Progetti Scenici per 'Sintesi Futuriste'" Portfolio, "Sketch for 'Fireworks"

Catalog Data

Designer:
Giacomo Balla, Italian, 1871–1958  Search this
Publisher:
Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, Italy  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on cream laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 70.2 × 50 cm (27 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)
Type:
theater
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Italy
Date:
ca. 1980
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Vertical rectangle. Title page of first plate of portfolio with print technique, dimensions, print edition and printer at upper right; below is authorization for this porfolio of reproductions of Balla's original prints/drawings at lower right. It includes a table of contents of the 9 prints in the portfolio:
1. Fuochi d'Artifico, Bozzetto [Design for Fireworks]
2. Fuochi d'Artifico, Particolare [Fireworks, Detail]
3. Sintesei Primavera, Bozzetto Completo [Set Design for Spring Syntheses]
4. Sintesi di Primavera, Donna Albero [Lady Tree, Spring Syntheses]
5. Sintesi di Primavera, Donna Cielo [Lady Sky, Spring Syntheses]
6. Sintesi di Primavera, Angelo [Angel, Spring Syntheses]
7. Tipografia Scenario [Typographic Scenery]
8. Tipografia, Studio di Costume [Typographic Costume Study]
9. Studio per Balletto [Study for a Ballet]
This list is followed by information on the plates; the original works and related documentation were donated by Luce and Elica Balla to La Scala Theater Museum, Milan, followed by statement that each print is accompanied by this authorization and is numbered.
Credit Line:
Gift of Tamar Cohen
Accession Number:
1999-6-5-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4292130c5-bec9-4f4d-95f2-f2d926671889
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1999-6-5-5