Scarce Van Vechten Portrait of Simonson scenic Designer
Portrait photograph of Lee Simonson.
November 23, 1933.
1 vols. 9-15/16 x 7-1/2 inches. Scarce Van Vechten Portrait of Simonson scenic Designer. Atelier stamped on verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission. Holograph notations in ink giving the subject of the photograph and the number of the negative WH/6/17/1. Item #57924
Lee Simonson (1888-1967), a major force in American scenic design, discovered in his youth what the "painters' and designers' vision could do to revivify the theater." A rare Van Vechten image -- no copy exists in the Library of Congress Collection of Van Vechten photographs.
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