Sommernachtstraum [graphic] : 5 Originallithographien in farbe / Jiří Trnka.
1961
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Title
Sommernachtstraum [graphic] : 5 Originallithographien in farbe / Jiří Trnka.
Uniform title
Sen noci svatojánské (Motion picture)
Created/published
[Prague] : [Artia], [1961]
Description
5 prints in 1 portfolio : color lithographs ; printed area 45 x 32 cm on sheets 60 x 40 cm
Associated name
Trnka, Jiří, 1912-1969, artist, printmaker.
Material base
paper
Summary
Set of color lithographs depicting the fairy world of Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream. The designs are inspired by Trnka's earlier surreal puppet film version of A midsummer night's dream (1959).
Note
Title from portfolio.
Edition of 300 hand-signed and numbered by Trnka.
Edition of 300 hand-signed and numbered by Trnka.
Exhibited
ART Flat d14 no.1, no.5. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Shakespeare's the Thing.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Flat d14 no.1-5
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Czech Republic -- Prague.
Item Details
Call number
ART Flat d14 no.1-5
Folger-specific note
Edition 178 of 300; each print numbered, signed, and dated in pencil by Trnka. Acquired from Michael R. Weintraub, 2013-03-20. No. 1 chosen to honor Susan Sachs Goldman on the occasion of her chairing the 2014 Folger Gala. No. 3 adopted by Bonnie and Lou Cohen, in honor of Henry Cohen and Silas Witmore, Acquisitions Night 2014.
Folger accession
267875