Prop Design: Victory Pole for Phèdre

Painting of a black post with a yellow double-axe and red bird perched on top.

Prop Design: Victory Pole for Phèdre

Description:
Design for a Victory Pole, for Phèdre
Artist:
Léon Bakst
Medium:
Graphite, watercolor, gouache, and metallic paint on illustration board
Dimensions:
H. 33.1 cm; W. 24.7 cm
Date:
1923
Inventory Number:
*T-VIM 2010-002, box 1, fol. 6
Lender:
New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theatre Division
Credit:
Gift of Nikita D. Lobanov
Image courtesy of the New York Public Library