Follies Theater Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Follies Theater Poster: bequest: Estate of Steven W. Brown. associated institution: Winter Garden Theatre. Object Name: Window card.
The object in the museum catalogue
Window card for the Follies at the Winder Garden Theatre. The music and lyrics for the production were written by Stephen Sondheim. The story centers around a reunion of performers from the “Weismann’s Follies,” which was based on the Ziegfeld Follies.
Materials, dates and provenance
- bequest: Estate of Steven W. Brown
- associated institution: Winter Garden Theatre
- Object Name: Window card
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 56 cm x 35.5 cm; 22 1/16 in x 14 in
- Subject: Musical Theater
- ID Number: 1994.0044.11
- accession number: 1994.0044
- catalog number: 1994.0044.11
- Credit Line: Bequest of Rogen S. (Steven W.) Brown (through Henry Roberts Griffiths)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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