Photo of dumb show, Inspector General

Dumb show, Inspector General, based on the play by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Vsevolod Meyerhold and Mikhail Korenev, directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, Meyerhold Theatre (GosTIM), Moscow (premiere: December 9, 1926). Photo by Alexei Temerin. КП 180170/921. Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

These wax and papier-maché doubles of the production’s characters stand in an arc on tiny platforms that were pushed through the set’s many double doors while the stage was obscured with a curtain. See book: p. 86, 87; figure 22
Creator(s)	Temerin, Alexei
Creator Role	photographer
Contributor(s)	Gogol, Nikolai (author) Korenev, Mikhail (author) Meyerhold, Vsevolod (director and author)
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Premiere: December 9, 1926
Related Section	Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque
Keywords	plural perspective grotesque doubles Meyerhold Theatre simultaneous juxtaposition
Content Type	photograph
Citable Link	Citable Link

Rightsholder	Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow
Copyright Status	in-copyright
Rights Granted	non-exclusive, one-time, world rights in all languages
Credit Line	КП 180170/921. Copyright © The Federal State Subsidized Cultural Organization "A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum," Moscow
Holding Contact	Unauthorized use of this image is prohibited without the prior written permission of the object and/or copyright holder. Bakhrushin Museum website: http://gctm.ru

File Format	tiff (Tagged Image File Format)
File Size	115 MB
Width	6943
Height	4343
Mime Type	image/tiff
Last Modified	2023-03-13T02:55:39Z
Original Checksum	b46bc547fa062a335abcb827639998bb

Info