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Mielziner, Jo (1901-1976). Collection.

Collection Number: MC048

Set designs: eight 4" x 3" original sketches executed on drafting paper in watercolor, gouache, and pencil depicting stage sets for the musical Mata Hari, which opened at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., on 18 November 1967. American scenic designer and originator of what theatre historian Oscar Brockett described as "theatricalized realism."

Inclusive Dates

1967

Subject

Performing Arts

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