Papers of Desmond Digby, 1953-2014
- Bib ID:
- 6892612
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Digby, Desmond, 1933-2015
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1953 and 2014]
- 21.9 m (24 boxes) + 2 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 15 map folios.
- Summary:
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The collection comprises set and costume designs by Desmond Digby for Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet and the Elizabethan Trust Opera including Dame Joan Sutherland’s farewell performance at the Sydney Opera House in 1990; original drawings and artwork for the Bottersnikes and Gumbles books by S.A. Wakefield; scrapbooks, personal and professional correspondence, photographs and memorabilia including the program for Joan Sutherland's role debut in Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden, 1959.
- Biography/History:
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Desmond Digby was a New Zealand-born Australian set and costume designer, painter and award winning illustrator of children's books who worked for Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet and the Elizabethan Trust Opera.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS 10172.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1953-2014
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Desmond Digby's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Reason for copyright status:
- A Manuscript Collection may have a range of formats and dates.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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