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[Winn Morton Portrait]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young Winn Morton standing, holding an unknown object. Morton is seen smiling at the camera as he stands. He is wearing a wool suit and tie. He has dark colored hair and pale skin.
Date: 19XX
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[Winn Morton sitting at desk]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young Winn Morton sitting at a desk, c. 1970. Morton is seen smiling at the camera while he turns in his chair and sits. He is wearing a striped collared shirt and dark colored pants.
Date: 1970
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[Winn Morton sitting at desk with illustrations]

Description: Color photograph of Winn Morton sitting at a desk holding a costume design illustration titled "Queen of Hearts" c. 1995. Morton is wearing a gingham button down shirt and tie as he sits. The costume sketch features an elaborate idea for a Queen of Hearts character. The fashion is styled after Elizabethan aesthetics as well as fashion silhouettes of the 1850s. A Fiddler on the Roof poster can be seen in the background on the wall. A large hanging plant is seen above Morton.
Date: 1995
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[Winn Morton with Texas Rose Festival Gown Designs]

Description: Black and white photograph of Winn Morton sitting in front of five Texas Rose Festival gown designs circa 1995. The gown at the highest point of the photograph is Morton's first design when he took over as the festival's coronation designer in 1982. The gown was worn by 1982 Rose Queen, Jamie Clara Arnold. The rest of the gowns were designed by Morton for Rose Queen's after 1991. The gowns are uniquely elaborate and feature intricate beading and designs. Some gowns follow the style and aestheti… more
Date: 1995
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[Winn Morton sitting at desk with illustrations]

Description: Photograph of Winn Morton sitting at a desk, displaying various costume design illustrations, c. 1980. The illustrations show various designs of Morton's for different stage productions and shows. Behind Morton are various supplies such as paper, paints, and brushes. A large lamp is to the left of Morton. Morton is seen smiling and looking at something off-camera.
Date: 1980
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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
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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

[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

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
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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
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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
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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

[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
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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
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[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
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