American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism Bisaha David
American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism Bisaha David An inclusive history of the professionalization of American scenic designThe figure of the American theatrical scenic designer first…
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American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism Bisaha David
An inclusive history of the professionalization of American scenic designThe figure of the American theatrical scenic designer first emerged in the early twentieth century. Within decades, scenic designers reinvented themselves as professional artists. As productions moved away from standardized, painted scenery and toward individualized scenic design, the demand for talented new designers grew.
Taking a unique sociological approach, theatre scholar David Bisaha examines the work that designers performed outside of theatrical productions. They ran their own studios, proudly displayed their names on Broadway playbills, and even appeared in magazine and television profiles.American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism tells the history of the field through the figures, institutions, and movements that helped create and shape the profession. He shows how figures