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Subject(s)

• Theaters—Stage-setting and scenery—United States—History [Browse]
• Set designers—Professional relationships—United States [Browse]
• Discrimination in employment—United States [Browse]
• Self-employed—United States—History [Browse]

Series

Theater in the Americas [More in this series]

Summary note

"By asking readers to understand how the profession of scenic design was constructed and drawing attention to the work of talented but overlooked women, queer, and Black designers, this book expands the canon of design history and gives insight into how and why some designers were excluded from the professionalization of scenic design"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-239) and index.

Contents

• Introduction: Design labor and freelance professionalism
• The unionized artist : organizing the profession
• The celebrity artist : promoting the designer
• The teaching artist : building university curricula
• The consulting artist : serving the needs of others
• Conclusion: Legacies of professionalism.

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ISBN

• 9780809338740 (paperback)
• 0809338742 (paperback)

LCCN

2022003907

OCLC

1292973853

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