Lee Simonson
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Lee Simonson was an American architect painter
, stage setting designer.
He acted as a stage set designer for the Washington Square Players
(1915–1917), when it became the "Theatre Guild" in 1919, also he became a stage setting staff of the theater.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, stage setting designer.
He acted as a stage set designer for the Washington Square Players
Washington Square Players
The Washington Square Players was a New York theatrical production company founded in 1914. Its debut production in 1915 was a collection of one-act plays, some of which had been written for the event. In 1916 the troupe started presenting full-length plays, among which were Shaw's Mrs Warren's...
(1915–1917), when it became the "Theatre Guild" in 1919, also he became a stage setting staff of the theater.
Literary works
- “Skyscrapers for Art Museums” The American Mercury, August 1927, pages 399-404
- "Minor Prophecies" New York, Harcourt and Brace, 1927
- "The Stage Is Set", New York, Dover Publications, 1932
- (with Theodore Komisarjevsky): "Settings and Costumes of the Modern Stage" New York Studio Productions, 1933
- Isaacs, Edith J.R., editor: "Architecture for the New Theater" Lee Simonson: "Theater Planning" New York Theater Arts, 1935
- Part of a lifetime: Drawings and Designs 1919-1940, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York 1943
- The Art of Scenic Design; A Pictorial Analysis of Stage Setting and its relation to Theatrical Production, 1950
Exhibitions
- "Modern American Design in Metal" Newark Museum March 19 - April 18, 1929 included Simonson, Donald Desky and William Zorach
- "International Exhibition of Theater Art", Museum of Modern Art, January 15- February 25, 1934, more than 700 drawings and models from 14 countries. After the MoMA venue, the exhibition traveled to Worcester, Providence, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago and Buffalo
- Harvard Contemporary Art Society 1932, exhibition included Simonson, Bel Geddes, Robert Jones, Monsine, Ornslegger
External links
- http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067866
- Guide to Lee Simonson Papers at Houghton Library, Harvard University