Edward Burra British, 1905-1976
Zechariah 3, 1944
One of nineteen sketches for 'Miracle in the Gorbals', variously pen, black ink, bodycolour, gouache & pencil
approx. 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in / 11 x 14 cm
'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation: Lowly, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass' (Ch. 9)
Literature
Adapted by Robert Helpmann from the play The Passing of the Third Floor by Michael Benthall C.B.E, The Miracle of the Gorbals (1944) was a Christian allegory set in a modern Glasgow slum. Burra designed set and costumes.