Lee Simonson
Lee Simonson (June 26, 1888, New York City – January 23, 1967, Yonkers) 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, he became a stage setting staff of the theater. He graduated from Harvard College in 1909.
Lee Simonson (June 26, 1888, New York City – January 23, 1967, Yonkers) 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, he became a stage setting staff of the theater. He graduated from Harvard College in 1909.[1]
Literary works
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- “Skyscrapers for Art Museums” The American Mercury, August 1927, pages 399-404
- "Minor Prophecies" New York, Harcourt and Brace, 1927[2]
- "The Stage Is Set", New York, Dover Publications, 1932[3]
- (with Theodore Komisarjevsky): "Settings and Costumes of the Modern Stage" New York Studio Productions, 1933[4]
- Isaacs, Edith J.R., editor: "Architecture for the New Theater" Lee Simonson: "Theater Planning" New York Theater Arts, 1935[5]
- Part of a lifetime: Drawings and Designs 1919-1940, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York 1943[6]
- The Art of Scenic Design; A Pictorial Analysis of Stage Setting and its relation to Theatrical Production, 1950[7]
Exhibitions
[edit]- "Modern American Design in Metal" Newark Museum March 19 - April 18, 1929 included Simonson, Donald Deskey 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Simonson".
- ^ Lee Simonson (15 March 2010). Minor Prophecies. General Books. ISBN 978-0-217-25833-3. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Lee Simonson (September 1975). The stage is set. Books for Libraries Press. ISBN 978-0-518-10206-9. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Theodore Komisarjevsky; Lee Simonson (1966). Settings & costumes of the modern stage. B. Blom. ISBN 9780405087165. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs; Lee Simonson; Frederic Arden Pawley; William Lescaze; Valerian Stepanov (1935). Architecture for the new theatre. National Theatre Conference, Theatre Arts. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Lee Simonson (1943). Part of a lifetime: drawings and designs, 1919-1940. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Lee Simonson (1950). The art of scenic design: pictorial analysis of stage setting and its relation to theatrical production. Harper. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
External links
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- http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067866
- Guide to Lee Simonson Papers at Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Lee Simonson Photographs, 1871-1937 [bulk 1915-1937], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Works by or about Lee Simonson at the Internet Archive
- Works by Lee Simonson at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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