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Porter, Cole, 1891–1964

Brush up your Shakespeare : from Kiss me Kate

2016

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Brush up your Shakespeare : from Kiss me Kate /, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, 2016, Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
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  • Creator

    Porter, Cole, 1891–1964

  • Title(s)

    Brush up your Shakespeare : from Kiss me Kate / Cole Porter.

  • Additional Title(s)

    Kiss me, Kate. Brush up your Shakespeare

  • Published/Created

    Nuneaton, Warwickshire, 2016.

  • Physical Description

    1 sheet : pen and black ink ; 77 x 29 cm

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Folio C 2016 5b
    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Full YALE Library Record

    https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/99129202823408651

  • Classification

    Archives & Manuscripts

  • Notes

    The item was commissioned for the exhibition "'The Poet of Them All': William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert" (Yale Center for British Art, June 16-August 21, 2016).
    Selected exhibitions: "'The Poet of Them All': William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert" (Yale Center for British Art, June 16-August 21, 2016).
    Manuscript broadside, by Andy Moore, featuring the complete lyrics to Cole Porter's "Brush up your Shakespeare," from the musical Kiss me Kate. Moore's calligraphy is written in black ink throughout, on Arches paper. Bars of musical notation separate each verse. The words "Brush up your Shakespeare, 1564-1616" are written from bottom to top in the left-hand margin; "From Kiss me Kate, Cole Porter, 1891-1964" from top to bottom in the right-hand margin.

  • Subject Terms

    Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. Taming of the shrew.

  • Form/Genre

    Broadsides. | Calligraphy (visual works)

  • Contributors

    Collection of Margaret and Neale Albert (Yale Center for British Art). | Moore, Andy, 1954– calligrapher.

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“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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