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Set design for "Protege", Alcoa Hour, May 19, 1957
Designer: Maurice Gordon (American, 1913–1971)
American
1957
Medium/Technique
Graphite, watercolor
Dimensions
Framed: 47.9 x 93.3 cm (18 7/8 x 36 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Horvitz family in memory of Maurice Gordon
Accession Number2015.2997
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
DescriptionSet design for a production written by William Templeton, starring Lee Meriwether
InscriptionsLower right: MAURICE GORDON/SET B DECK'S APT "PROTEGE" ALCOA MAY 19 '57/MAURICE GORDON DESIGNER
Provenance1971, by descent from the artist to Shirley Horvitz; 2008; by descent to Gary Horvitz; 2015, gift of Gary Horvitz to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)