Poster — Salomé, Great Britain, 1976
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1976
Poster — Salomé, Great Britain, 1976 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1976. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for Salomé at the Broadway Theatre, 1976.
Museum description: Illustrated poster showing Lindsay Kemp lying naked holding a snake. A pattern of ostrich feathers support the figure of Kemp and surrounds the title. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 50.5 cm; Width 31.5 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Poster for Lindsay Kemp's adaptation of Salomé. Kemp had first staged Salomé at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in 1973 and revived the piece in different iterations in New York and Australia. This production took place during Kemp's residency at the Broadway Theatre, formerly the Kilburn Empire, in 1976.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- Height 50.5 cm; Width 31.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printing ink on paper
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- S.177-2025
- Museum system number
- O1811518
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.