Scenic Design II Syllabus, Fall ‘99
  TH 3332 Scenic Design II, (prereq 3331)(A-F only) #11424, 1200-1350 TTh, MPAC 51, A. Weaver, instructor. 4 cr., Justin Anderson, T.A.
  An advanced study in creating scenic designs for a variety of theatrical forms, including multiple scene, unit and single settings for such presentations as musical comedy, dance, and drama.
   
 
  Scenic Designer Reports
The student will prepare an oral report about an important current or earlier
twentieth-century Broadway stage designer or a noted international scenographer.
The report is to include the artists approach to scenic design, particular contributions
they have made to the art and the personal background of the designer.
A list of suggested designer’s names:
Adolphe Appia (1862-1928) Swiss scenic designer
Leon Bakst (1866-1924) Russian artist, scenic and costume English scenicdesigner
Alexander Benois (1870-1960)
Bibiena family, (17th and 18th centuries) Italian family od architects and designers
Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena (1657-1743)
Francesco Galli da Bibiena (1659-1739)
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) English scenic designer
Inigo Jones (1573-1652) English architect, theatre designer
Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1554) Italian architect and painter
Josef B. Svoboda (1920- ) Czech Republic
Lemuel Ayers (1895-1955) American musical designer
Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958)
Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954)
Jo Mielziner (1901-1976)
Lee Simonson (1888-1967)
Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1920- )
Vserolod Meyerhold (1874-1942)
Oliver Smith (1918- )
William and Jean Eckart
Ben Edwards
Boris B. Aronson (1900-1980)
Robert Randolph
Ming Cho Lee (1930- )
Raoul Pene du Bois
Howard Bay
Donald Oenslager (1902-1975)
Robin Wagner
Peter Larkin
   
  Scenic Designers from the past
Note: review Lynn Pecktal’s text and pull designer names for future research
Jo Mielziner
Douglas W. Schmidt
Robin Wagner
Tony Walton
Donald Oenslager
John Lee Beatty
Raoul Pene du Bois
Michael Yeargan,Entertainmaent DESIGN,Jan.’99
Howard Bay
Thomas Lynch, ED, March’99
Ben Edwards
Ming Cho Lee
Rouben TerArutunian
Robert Randolph
Oliver Smith
Robert O’Hearn
David Mitchell
Santo Loquasto
David Jenkins
John Conklin
Tony Straiges
John Napier
   
   
  Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in this class are encouraged to inform the instructor at the start of the quarter. Adaption of methods, materials, or testing may be made as required to provide for equitable participation.
ScDesII,Fall’99