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. In lower right, reclining female Brunnhilde on mountain peaks in sun-like sphere surrounded by flames. At upper left, male figure Wotan standing on cloud points spear towards woman.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of John De Cesare
- July 19, 1957
- Accession Number
- 1982-25-65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- music
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 70 × 48.6 cm (27 9/16 × 19 1/8 in.)
- Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)
- made in
- New York, NY, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1982-25-65
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a926048e-cb63-429d-8e11-f4065e19a363
