Study 140A, "The Magic Fire-Scene," from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
John De Cesare, American, b. Italy, 1890–1972
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Multicolored drawing of transcription of Wagner's "The Magic Fire-Scene." Based on John De Cesare's "Theory of Visual Space in Music," this drawing translates musical notes for sound to "musical notes for space" in order to illustrate a visual dimension of music.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of John De Cesare
December 27, 1956
Accession Number
1982-25-62
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
music
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
H x W: 48.5 × 61.2 cm (19 1/8 × 24 1/8 in.)
Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)
made in
New York, NY, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1982-25-62
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4435a3d05-ac62-4010-923e-5c6caa0b4a8d
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