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Stage designers in early twentieth-century America : artists, activists, cultural critics

Record Type:	Electronic resources : monographic
Title Information:	artists, activists, cultural critics
Author:	EssinChristin.,
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility:	Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Place of Publication:	New York
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan;
Year of Publication:	2012
Edition:	1st ed.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 264 p.)ill. :
Series:	Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history
Subject:	Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery - United States - 20th century. -
Subject:	Set designers - United States. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137108395An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Notes:	Description based on print version record.
Summary:	E. Christin Essin documents theatre's backstage history through the cultural roles played by designers during the modern development of their profession. Featuring work by Robert Edmond Jones, Lee Simonson, Aline Bernstein, Norman Bel Geddes, Mordecai Gorelik, Jo Mielziner, Howard Bay, and Boris Aronson, this book blends theatre history and visual culture. By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective.
ISBN:	9781137108395electronic bk.
ISBN:	1137108398electronic bk.
Content Note:	Introduction: Design as Cultural History The Designer as Author The Designer as Cultural Critic The Designer as Activist The Designer as Entrepreneur The Designer as Global Cartographer.

Stage designers in early twentieth-century America : artists, activists, cultural critics
Essin, Christin.

Stage designers in early twentieth-century America : artists, activists, cultural critics / Christin Essin. - 1st ed.. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - 1 online resource (xiii, 264 p.) ; ill.. - (Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history).
Introduction: Design as Cultural History.
Description based on print version record..
Includes bibliographical references and index..
ISBN 9781137108395ISBN 1137108398
TheatersSet designers -- Stage-setting and scenery -- United States -- United States. -- 20th century.

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