Theatrical Design in the Twentieth Century: An Index to Photographic Reproductions of Scenic Designs
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Theatrical Design in the Twentieth Century: An Index to Photographic Reproductions of Scenic Designs
By (Author) Patrick Atkinson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
21st June 1996
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration
Bibliographies, catalogues
016.7920250904
Physical Properties
Hardback
488
Description
Pictorial references are essential to illustrate any discussion of theatrical design. There are resources that locate original scenic designs, but access to original work is often restricted. The easiest way for most people to research stage designs is to consult photographic reproductions, but finding photographs from hundredsif not thousandsof sources requires much time and effort. This index of 7000 productions by more than 2000 scenic designers focuses on photographs of 20th-century sets, renderings, and models of theatre and opera productions appearing in 114 selected books and journals likely to be held by most research libraries. The selected works include books about theatre history, scenic design and stagecraft, as well as design exhibition catalogs and works on specific designers or types of productions. The listing of these sources provides publication information with each work assigned a bibliographic code. The bulk of the volume is an index of productions with entries arranged alphabetically by play title. Each entry provides subentries for productions with which individual designers were involved, along with citations for the works in which photographs of the production appear. A separate index lists the designers and their productions.
Reviews
"Atkinson's much needed source indexes moe than 7,000 theatrical productions by more than 2,000 designers....[I]t should serve as an excellent starting point for scenic design researchers....Highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate libraries."-Choice
Atkinson's much needed source indexes moe than 7,000 theatrical productions by more than 2,000 designers....[I]t should serve as an excellent starting point for scenic design researchers....Highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate libraries.-Choice
Author Bio
W. PATRICK ATKINSON is Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
