{"id":3515,"date":"2018-03-26T15:18:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/rbx\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2018-03-26T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:19:20","slug":"color-onstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/rbx\/2018\/03\/26\/color-onstage\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Onstage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The colors that costumers and set designers use can really influence the way that an audience perceives something they see on stage. Color can make a certain character the center of attention, suggest a particular mood for the scene, or signify change of some kind or another. The swatches above show the color schemes Motley planned out for the costume and set design of four of their Shakespearean productions. They come from productions of\u00a0Antony and Cleopatra,<\/i>\u00a0Hamlet<\/i>,\u00a0Othello<\/i>, and\u00a0King Lear<\/i>. These swatches can give us some insight into how Motley used color to convey a particular production\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

The Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design is a collection of over 5,000 items relating to twentieth-century theatre. Sisters Margaret Harris and Sophia Harris, and their friend Elizabeth Montgomery formed Motley, an influential design team. Together they designed sets and costumes for plays, opera, ballet, and motion pictures. We\u2019ll be featuring pieces from the Motley Collection over the coming months using #MotleyCollection. If you\u2019d like to browse the Motley Collection, you can also head to the\u00a0Motley Collection Digital Library<\/a>\u00a0and see digital images from the collection.<\/p>\n

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Motley. \u201cColor Detail<\/a>\u201d from\u00a0Antony and Cleopatra<\/i>, 1953. Gouache and pencil. \u201cColor Palette<\/a>\u201d from\u00a0Hamlet<\/i>, 1958. Gouache, metallic and watercolor. \u201cColor Swatches<\/a>\u201d from\u00a0King Lear<\/i>, 1960. Gouache. \u201cCostume and Color Scheme<\/a>\u201d from\u00a0Othello<\/i>, 1951. Miscellaneous fabric swatches.\u00a001\/01\/MSS00041<\/a>: Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design, 1932-1976.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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