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ROBERT O'HEARN (1921-2016) Pair of scenic designs for "Of Mice and Men," the opera.
Performed by The New York City Opera, October, 1983. Woods / Scenes 1.1 and 3.2 and Barn / Scene 3.1 are both rendered in watercolor, crayon, and wash. 293x584 mm; 11 1/2x23 inches, on 14 1/2x26-inch boards, both with O'Hearn's stamp on verso, and "Barn" signed by him, lower margin, with opera title at left. Provenance: estate of the artist.
"Woods" has a matte taped down to recto.
The ballet version of John Steinbeck's famous novel premiered in Seattle in 1970 and enjoyed numerous revivals before coming to New York. With a libretto by Carlisle Floyd, music by Christopher Keene, and direction by Frank Corsaro, this production received lukewarm reviews, though O'Hearn's set designs were praised.
