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Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (13 January 1904 – 13 July 1978) was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century.
Oliver Messel Biography. Oliver Messel was born to Leonard (1872-1953) and Maud Messel, née Sambourne (1875-1960) on the 13 January 1904 and was the youngest of three children after Linley and Anne. The family moved to Nymans, the Messel family home in Sussex, from nearby Balcombe in 1915.
Feb 12, 2020 · Set designer Oliver Messel's influence is evident in a slew of properties on the private island of Mustique. Here's a look at his aesthetic, including his love of color, theatrical murals, and garden design.
Born to a wealthy, well-connected family, Oliver Messel studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and his first exhibited works were masks, which were admired by Diaghilev and led to a commission to design masks for the Ballet Russes production Zéphire et Flore in 1925.
Oct 11, 2011 · Oliver Messel was one of England’s foremost interior designers of the twentieth century, whose work also spanned the worlds of the stage design, film, and architecture. Born into a creative family of wealthy bankers, his career began in 1925 designing for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
Oliver Messel, one of Britain’s foremost stage designers, was commissioned in 1953 to design a lavish suite for The Dorchester. His highly stylised and imaginative work also spanned musicals, theatre, ballet, opera and film. Here we delve into his lasting legacy.
In this exclusive film, Thomas Messel, shares unique insights into the wonderful story of his famous uncle - the iconic theatre and set designer, and later i...
Oliver Messel (1904–1978) Victoria and Albert Museum. Theatrical and film designer and decorator and painter, born in London, his father Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Messel, his mother Maud the daughter of the black-and-white artist Linley Sambourne.
Feb 23, 2023 · Discover how the team at Nymans in West Sussex has worked with the Messel family and Cliveden Conservation to honour the last wishes of Oliver Messel and his partner, Vagn Riis-Hansen.
Oliver Messel was the leading British stage designer of the mid-twentieth century. He was born on 13 January 1904 to Maud Frances (1875-1960) (daughter of the Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1953)) and Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel (1872-1953), a successful banker.
