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The figure also wears a grey astrakhan hat, and carries a crossbow in his right hand.  Unsigned by the artist.  A photocopy of the logo for \"Northern Ballet Theatre\" has been glued on to the lower right hand corner.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Brotherston, Lez","id":"A6676"},"association":{"text":"costume designers","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"pencil","id":"x30347"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"watercolour","id":"x33202"},{"text":"paint","id":"AAT15029"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Painted, Drawn","id":"x30769"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pencil, pen & ink, gold paint, and watercolour, on paper.","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Dance","id":"THES252984"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2013GK4007"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES356716"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1992","earliest":"1992-01-01","latest":"1992-12-31"},"association":{"text":"Painted, drawn","id":"x30769"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the designer","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"405","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"506","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"' Secret Police  Act 4 x 10 '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"Brotherston, Lez","id":"A6676"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"pencil","method":"handwriting","position":"Lower left hand corner of the design.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Textual information","note":"Textual information; Lower left hand corner of the design.; handwriting; pencil; Brotherston, Lez"}],"objectHistory":"This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002.  The design was executed for a production of  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet \"Swan Lake\" performed by Northern Ballet Theatre at the Leeds Grand Theatre, February 8th 1992.  The production was choreographed by Dennis Wayne, directed by Christopher Gable, and lit by Paul Pyant.  This original production was revised with new choreography by Michael Pink at the Bradford Alhambra Theatre on September 24th 1994.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume design by Lez Brotherston for a Secret Policeman in Act IV of the ballet \"Swan Lake\", Northern Ballet Theatre, Grand Theatre, Leeds, February 8th 1992.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Reason For Production: Commission","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[{"text":"Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich","id":"N1167"},{"text":"Gable, Christopher Michael (C.B.E)","id":"N1583"},{"text":"Pink, Michael","id":"N1673"}],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"},{"text":"ballet","id":"AAT54145"},{"text":"policemen","id":"AAT25867"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Swan Lake"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.356-2002"],"accessionNumberNum":"356","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2002,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-08","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-06","availableToBook":true}}