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Robert Edmond Jones (December 12, 1887 – November 26, 1954) was an American scenic, lighting, and costume designer. He is credited with incorporating the new stagecraft into the American drama. His designs sought to integrate scenic elements into the storytelling instead of having them stand separate and indifferent from the play's action.
May 29, 2018 · Robert Edmond Jones was born on December 12, 1887, in the township of Milton, New Hampshire, roughly halfway between Portland and Portsmouth, in a house built by his great grandfather Levi Jones. He was the second child born to Fred and Emma Jane Cowell Jones. Robert began taking violin lessons at the age of nine and eventually played in the ...
Robert Edmond Jones (born Dec. 12, 1887, Milton, N.H., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1954, Milton) was a U.S. theatrical and motion-picture designer whose imaginative simplification of sets initiated the 20th-century American revolution against realism in stage design. Graduating from Harvard University (1910), Jones began designing scenery for the ...
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Nov 16, 2011 · The remarkable life of Robert Edmond Jones was the subject of a recent talk and PowerPoint presentation given by Kathleen Shea, director of the New Hampshire Farm Museum to the members of ...
This is a collection of essays written by a revolutionary in theatrical stagecraft, Robert Edmond Jones (1887–1954 ). Jones was a scenic, lighting, and costume designer who was vastly influential in stagecraft and is credited with bringing "The New Stagecraft" to the American drama.
Robert Edmond Jones (December 12, 1887 – November 26, 1954) was an American scenic, lighting, and costume designer. He is credited with incorporating the new stagecraft into the American drama. His designs sought to integrate scenic elements into the storytelling instead of having them stand separate and indifferent from the play's action.
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Robert Edmond Jones was born in Milton, New Hampshire and attended Harvard University. Jones became an innovative force in modern set design for the American theatre. He also designed for opera and dance and was named Radio City Music Hall's first art director in 1932. Jones died at his birthplace at the age of 67.
