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Box MS Add.10275/3/1/2/10/2: Box 88

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Marx Brothers Masks, 1993

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/10/2
Scope and Contents

Three painted latex foam and chamois leather masks, made by the Spitting Image Workshop for the Spitting Swanns Limited theatrical production of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf symphonic tale. These masks are in the representation of the members of the American comedy act, The Marx Brothers: Chico, Groucho and Harpo. These masks were used as ornamentation in the theatre-setting for the production (SI/373 (a to c)).

Dates: 1993
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