Lee Simonson

Lee Simonson in 1931

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.

Literary works

The board of directors of the Theatre Guild (from left): Lawrence Langner, Philip Moeller, Theresa Helburn, Maurice Wertheim, Helen Westley, Lee Simonson (1923)

Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Simonson".
  2. ↑ Lee Simonson (15 March 2010). Minor Prophecies. General Books. ISBN 978-0-217-25833-3. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Lee Simonson (September 1975). The stage is set. Books for Libraries Press. ISBN 978-0-518-10206-9. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Theodore Komisarjevsky; Lee Simonson (1966). Settings & costumes of the modern stage. B. Blom. ISBN 9780405087165. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Lee Simonson (1943). Part of a lifetime: drawings and designs, 1919-1940. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Lee Simonson (1950). The art of scenic design: pictorial analysis of stage setting and its relation to theatrical production. Harper. Retrieved 23 November 2011.