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[Circus tent]

Description: Early set design idea for a circus tent. The inside of the tent has yellow and cyan stripes. Some panels have white stars on them. The outside of the tent is red and yellow and red flags appear at the points.
Date: 1948/1952
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Treasures

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled, "Treasures." Illustration depicts the center stage with three chandeliers and a single feminine subject in the spotlight, while the two surrounding panels have gold draped fabric and suns on top.
Date: 2004
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Celebrations & Grandeur

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Celebrations & Grandeur." Illustration depicts the stage with a pit in the middle and three panels, one in center stage and two surrounding. Center stage displays a garden landscape with pink, purple and white flowers in trellis archways. A feminine figure in white stands in the middle of the archway descending down a pink stairway. The right and left panel are similar containing trellises, a golden candelabra, and pink, purple and white flowers.
Date: 2009
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Greatness of Britain

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled, "The Greatest of Britain." Illustration depicts the center stage with two gowns surrounding a picture/illustrations of a library, while the two surrounding panels have gold draped fabric and columns.
Date: 2005
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Games We Love to Play

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Games We Love to Play." Illustration depicts the center stage and two surrounding panels. Center stage displays illustration of a garden with topiary bushes and a fountain, and side panels display trellis.
Date: 2000
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Butterflies]

Description: Set design for 2007 Texas Rose Festival. Illustration depicts eleven butterflies with a lake/stream background. There are seven monarch/viceroy butterflies, one little yellow butterfly, and three blue butterflies.
Date: 2007
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Never, Never Land

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival, entitled "Never, Never Land." Illustration depicts the center stage with a flowery arch and surrounding ferns/other flora, and the two surrounding panels are also decorated with these flowers and ferns. The color palette of the set is blue, lavender, silver, and pale green.
Date: 2011
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Grand Illusions

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Grand Illusions." Illustration depicts the stage with pit in the middle and three panels, one in center stage and two surrounding. Center stage displays an illustration of a mountainous landscape with an amphora on the left hand side. The panel on the left depicts two figures, one laying on the ground and the other standing over the other figure, between two columns in front of a fountain. The panel on the right depicts another mountainous landscape … more
Date: 2011
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Manhattan Magic

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Manhattan Magic." Illustration depicts the center stage and two surrounding panels trimmed in marquee lights, each background displaying illustrations of locations in New York.
Date: 2002
Creator: Morton, Winn & Esparza, Ely
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[America Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts a stage decorated in white and red lights, empty except for the lit "AMERICA" sign center stage with a staircase behind.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Musicals Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts an empty stage with a geometric staircase/riser, and to the top right is a staircase that leads up towards the rafters. The background of the stage has titles of Broadway musicals written in lights- "A Chorus Line," "Man of La Mancha," "42nd Street," "Oklahoma!," and "South Pacific."
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Circus Set

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts a circus ring center stage, with a circus tent design framing the background, and a ring master performer in top of a stool. The proscenium arch is decorated with string lights. The color palette of the set is red, white, yellow, and blue.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ballroom Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts a symmetrical set of two stair cases and 5 reflective panels with a disco ball hanging in the center. There are six performers on stage- two feminine subject on the left staircase with a masculine subject ascending the steps, one masculine subject on the right staircase, and a couple dancing in the middle. The color palette of the set is silver, purple, blue, and gold.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cinema Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts several lit signs reading "MOVIES," "THEATER," "CINEMA," and "BROADWAY." The stage has loose blockings of building and skyscrapers in the background, and several blocks of short stairs/risers. The color palette for the set is purple, ink, and yellow.
Date: 1986
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Saloon Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts a two-story saloon set with four performers positioned on stage, three of which are upstairs and one downstairs. The set is decorated with palm trees, open shutter windows, and ornate swirling designs. The apron of the stage has symmetrical swirls along the border. The color palette of the set is blue, purple, and green.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Here's Hollywood!

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts four feminine performers diagonally positioned upstage, the furthest of which poses in front of the "20th Century Fox" logo under a lit sign reading "Here's Hollywood!" The stage is framed by curtains and a classic and geometric proscenium arch. The color palette of the set is gold, blue, and white.
Date: unknown
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Razzmatazz! Set]

Description: Set design for Six Flags performance. Illustration depicts a roll drop with the words, "SIX FLAGS, Razzmatazz!" in two different fonts surrounded by ornate swirl designs, a treble clef in the bottom center, and a fringe border at the bottom. The color palette of the set is orange, pink, red, and gold.
Date: 1981
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Harry Belafonte #8

Description: Costume design for the "Harry Belafonte TV Special." Sketch depicts the character "Harry Belafonte,” wearing a long-sleeve open and collared belted peasant blouse, trousers, and loafers. The color palette for the outfit is tan, brown, and accents of orange and green. The blouse has two different patterns near the neck of the blouse and a trim at the hem.
Date: 1976
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Harry Belafonte #7

Description: Costume design for the "Harry Belafonte TV Special,” sketch #7. Sketch depicts the character "Harry Belafonte,” wearing a long-sleeve unbuttoned and collared blouse, a semi-patterned vest, and belted trouser. The color palette for the outfit is black and white. The vest has an alternating zig-zag near the neck of the vest.
Date: 1976
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Harry Belafonte

Description: Costume design for the "Harry Belafonte TV Special” series. Sketch depicts the character "Harry Belafonte,” wearing a long-sleeve open-chest and collared blouse, a vest, belted trousers, and loafers. The color palette for the outfit is red and black. The blouse has triangular pattern trim, and the vest has a similar triangular pattern across the chest.
Date: 1976
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Harry Belafonte #6]

Description: Costume design for the "Harry Belafonte TV Special” series, sketch #6. Sketch depicts the character "Harry Belafonte,” wearing a long-sleeve open-chest and collared blouse and matching trousers. The color palette for the outfit is white with brown accenting triangles.
Date: 1976
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Chevrolet Industrial, set design]

Description: Set design for the Chevrolet Industrials Car Show. Image displays a building with a sign "UNITED STATES EXHIBITS" in the background. In the foreground is a sky train heading towards the building, multiple flags, trellises, a sculpture, and a structure similar to the Seattle Space Needle.
Date: 1963
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Rock the Rose

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Rock the Rose." Illustration depicts the stage and runway, and three panels, one in center stage and two surrounding. Center stage displays a staircase leading to where a feminine figure stands at the center. Surrounding the figure are golden streamers and lights. The right panel depicts pink roses and the left displays both pink and yellow roses.
Date: 2018
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hollywood

Description: Set design for Texas Rose Festival entitled "Hollywood." Illustration depicts the stage with pit in the middle and three panels, one in center stage and two surrounding. Center stage displays a balcony opening up to a night sky. At the center of the balcony stands a feminine figure. To either side of the figure are images of feminine figures in golden dresses. The right panel and left panels display draped golden fabric held up by white stars.
Date: 2003
Creator: Morton, Winn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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