Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

Photograph of Alec Guinness backstage in King Richard III costume

Title

Photograph of Alec Guinness backstage in King Richard III costume

Subject

photograph; King Richard III; production; Alec Guinness; costume

Description

Photograph taken of Alec Guinness dressed in costume as Richard backstage for the 1953 production of Richard III at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Date

1953

Format

Photograph

Identifier

UO-SC-LAC-R1224-1-7-E-e999911503-u

Source

Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Item # R1224-1-7-E, File # 531, Walter Curtin Fonds – Stratford Festival.
Alexandria Aicken, University of Ottawa (cataloguer)

Language

English

Files

UO-SC-LAC-R1224-1-7-E-e999911503-u.jpg

Citation

“Photograph of Alec Guinness backstage in King Richard III costume,” Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map, accessed September 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespearecanada/items/show/334.