Name/TitlePHOTO ASHCROFT THEATRE SAFETY CURTAIN HENRY BIRD DETAIL
About this objectA PHOTO OF THE ASHCROFT THEATRE SAFETY CURTAIN DESIGNED BY HENRY BIRD. THE CURTAIN IS A CELEBRATION OF THE WOLRD OF THEATRE AND REFERENCES CROYDON'S RICH THEATRICAL HISTORY. THIS PHOTO DEPICTS THE STRIPED CANVAS THAT RUNS UNDERNEATH THE MAIN STAGE WHICH EVOKES IMAGES OF OLD FIT THEATRES; THIS IMAGERY REFERS BACK TO THE NOTION THAT THE CURTAIN IS A CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE ART FORM. THE FACES OF PEOPLE ALONG THE CANVAS ARE ALL OF PROMINENT THEATRE FIGURES.
Date MadeAUG 1982
CollectionFAIRFIELD ARCHIVES
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Object TypePHOTO
Object number198208FK