Eugene Walter Façade Sketches
Title
Eugene Walter Façade Sketches
Description
Scenery and costume designs sketched by Eugene Walter in 1958, inspired by "Façade - An Entertainment," an artistic work in which Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell's Façade poems were recited over William Walton's instrumental accompaniment. Mobile Public Library purchased the sketches from Eugene Walter in 1965.
Creator
Eugene Ferdinand Walter Jr.
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy
Date
1958
Rights
These items may be freely used for educational and research purposes. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted without written permission from this institution.
Relation
Façade - An Entertainment
Type
Still image
Identifier
Façade-Walter-1958
Collection Items
Façade Title Drop
Sketch of curtains opening onto ocean scene of a small boat approaching a lighthouse, with the following text:
Façade
Edith Sitwell
William Walter
Façade
Edith Sitwell
William Walter
Set Design - Dance and Recitation
Set design with central niche cut out with tea set in front, and the following text at the bottom:
Façade Edith Sitwell - Wm. Walton - dance and recitation - accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1958 - E. Walter
Façade Edith Sitwell - Wm. Walton - dance and recitation - accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1958 - E. Walter
Set Design - Variant Setting
Set design of patio area, with lush greenery and pink flowers. Not pictured, text: Variant Setting
Sir Joshua Jebb, the Admiral
A painted costume design sketch for an admiral with a blue hat and a pink butterfly on the tip of a wand, presumably based on Sir Joshua Jebb, the admiral character in Edith Sitwell's Façade poem, "En Famille."
Mrs. Marigold
A painted costume design sketch for a lady in mostly yellow clothing who is painting a canvas, with "Mrs. Marigold" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on the character Mrs. Marigold, in the Façade poem, "Polka."
Old Sir Faulk
A painted costume design sketch for a tall mustachioed man holding a rifle, with "Old Sir Faulk" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on Old Sir Faulk, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Faulk'."
Façade, Unknown
A painted costume design sketch of a character with a puffy, white, clown-like outfit with a fluffed out collar, holding a staff with a red flower at the top. Façade is written on the bottom left side of the page, but it is not known from which poem…
Meg
A painted costume design sketch for a woman in a pink dress and white apron, one leg in a blue stocking, with "Meg" written in pencil in the bottom right corner, presumably based on nursey-maid Meg, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir…
Mask, Stage Right
A painted sketch of a mask resembling a freckled sun with a floral wreath crown, with "Mask, stage right" written on the bottom right side of the page.
Mask, Stage Left
A painted sketch of a feminine, blue-faced, mask, with a crescent moon on the head, half of the face colored in a slightly darker blue with stars, and a pearl necklace with letters in alternating beads spelling "Sensitive."