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The New Stagecraft Movement

September 20, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing Arts

In the Galleries: Norman Bel Geddes’s Costume Designs for "The Miracle"

Norman Bel Geddes costume design for Gypsy Woman in "The Miracle," ca. 1924. Image courtesy of the Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Foundation.

Perhaps best known as the innovative designer of the Futurama exhibition in the General Motors pavilion at the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair, Norman Bel Geddes was also a noted theater designer, fabricating costumes, sets, lighting, and theaters. After beginning his career in Los Angeles, Bel Geddes moved to New… read more 

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