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MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979) A GROUP OF SEVEN DRAWINGS OF COSTUME DESIGNS FOR MURRAY'S CABARET CLUB SHOWGIRLS, circa 1940-50's, 7 image 1
MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979) A GROUP OF SEVEN DRAWINGS OF COSTUME DESIGNS FOR MURRAY'S CABARET CLUB SHOWGIRLS, circa 1940-50's, 7 image 2
The Murray's Cabaret Club Archive
Lot 56AR

MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979): A GROUP OF SEVEN DRAWINGS OF COSTUME DESIGNS FOR MURRAY'S CABARET CLUB SHOWGIRLS,
circa 1940-50's, 7

13 October 2020, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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MICHAEL BRONZE (BRITISH, 1916-1979): A GROUP OF SEVEN DRAWINGS OF COSTUME DESIGNS FOR MURRAY'S CABARET CLUB SHOWGIRLS,

circa 1940-50's,
the hand-painted pencil, watercolour and gouache costume designs on paper each featuring showgirls in glamorous costumes including evening dresses and hats, with one annotated Miss Cabaret, 1940, Gerrard 4623, some with pencil annotations, unsigned, various sizes, designs approx. 13in x 8in (33cm x 20cm), (7)

Footnotes

Michael Bronze (British, 1916-1979) was a theatre costume designer who worked for Murray's Cabaret Club from 1939 until the mid-1960's. During this time Bronze created some extremely sensual and imaginative designs, some more playful than practical.

Literature:
Levy, Benjamin, 'Murray's Cabaret Club: Discovering Soho's Secret', (The History Press), 2019. Foreward by Dita Von Teese.

See documentary on Murray's Cabaret Club featuring Michael Bronze here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpfjpdqSG4I

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