Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection Day 1

The Wiz Cast and Crew Photos

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $300

Buyer's premium: 25%

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The Wiz (film). Group of cast and crew photos of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson – Scarecrow, Diana Ross – Dorothy, Nipsey Russell – Tin Man, Mabel King – Evillene, Coney Tin Territory, The Crows, Richard Pryor – The Wiz, and Ted Ross – Lion, Glinda and more. With a group of crew photos including one of Tony Walton on set, negatives and film strips of photos, a print of Al Hirschfeld’s drawing of the main cast, a folder of research labeled "Pictorial research Hirschfeld Wiz File Cabinet", marketing kit for The Wiz and copies of what may have been an earlier logo for "The Wiz". Compiled by Tony Walton for the film The Wiz, Universal, 1978. Tony Walton was the production designer and did the costumes for The Wiz, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1979 – Best Costume Design, and Best Art Direction – for his work on the film.

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