Related Objects
Current Location:
Allendale Campus -> Thomas J. and Marcia J. Haas Center for Performing Arts
Location Notes:
PAC; Theater Hall across from 1761, 1755, 1757

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Artwork
Identifier:
2016.7.7
Artist:
Gebbie & Husson Co.
Credit:
GVSU Collection
Medium:
Giclée Digital Print (Original engraving is in the GVSU Permanent Collection)
Date:
circa 1888
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Description:
Black and white engraving of a woman sleeping in the trees surrounded by nature. A person with wings touches the woman with a flower. From Act IV Scene I.
Historical Context:
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.