Early Career/ Theatre Design (Costumes & Set)

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NameEarly Career/ Theatre Design (Costumes & Set)

ProductionLiz Mitchell; creating agency; circa 1966-1990s

Classificationdesign drawings, notes, photographs, exercise books, clippings, programmes, sketchbooks, line drawings, still lifes, screen prints, sketches, watercolours, etchings, life drawings, title pages, elevations, architectural drawings, newsletters, reference sources

Materialspaper, graphite pencil, printing ink, plastic, dye, photographic paper, photographic gelatin, ink, silver, newsprint, colour, metal, watercolour, wash, cloth, pressure-sensitive tape, cut film

Techniquesfreehand drawing, colour photography, black-and-white photography, handwriting, printing, screen printing, lettering, chromogenic processes

Registration NumberCA001147

Credit linePurchased 2013

Overview

This series documents Liz Mitchell's early career, prior to the establishment of her fashion line and business- Liz Mitchell Design Ltd. It showcases her creative journey from early school day sketch books, following her career path through university training at University of Auckland School of Arts (ELAM), theatre design, television and freelance design. The archive includes material from Liz Mitchell's involvement/ employment with the Theatre Corporate 1979, Mercury Theatre 1982- 1984, her study trips in London, a stint with the Australian Opera Company, work with Television New Zealand and other freelance design projects that formed the early development of Liz Mitchell’s design career.

The series includes:

Costume design drawings
Set design drawings
Photographs
Correspondence
Newspaper clipping
Miscellaneous ephemera.

Also included are sketchbooks, exercise books and school assignments, which document Liz Mitchell’s art and design work from the age of 11 through secondary school to her University education.