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George C. Izenour WPA projection slides charcoal drawings

Author
Izenour, George C.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [Los Angeles, Calif.], [1932-1938]
Physical Description
20 drawings (16 charcoal, 2 watercolor, 2 pen and ink) ; 51 x 56 cm and smaller
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Summary
The collection contains twenty original drawings by George Izenour, mostly charcoal, but also including pen and ink, crayon, and watercolor, to be used as projection slides for theatrical backdrops for popular and classical plays produced at the WPA Federal Theatre Project in Los Angeles, California, in the 1930s.
The plays include four by Henrik Ibsen (Brand, A doll's house, Ghosts, When we dead awaken), William Shakespeare (Hamlet, Macbeth), Eugene O'Neill (Emperor Jones), Bernard Shaw (Caesar and Cleopatra), Clemence Dane (Will Shakespeare), Walter Ferris (Death takes a holiday), Leonid Andreyev (Samson in chains), and Elmer Rice (Judgment day). Also, includes drawings for musical productions by Richard Strauss (Elektra), Joseph Haydn (The creation), and L'après Midi d'une Faune, a generic projection, and two unlabeled drawings.
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In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. (#XXXX-0540R/C1)
Source of Acquisition
Gift of George Izenour.
Biographical or Historical Sketch
George C. Izenour (1912-2007) was an electronic stage lighting researcher, inventor, teacher, and consultant. Early in his career he worked as a lighting designer with Hallie Flanagan's WPA Federal Theatre Project in Los Angeles, California.
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