Adolphe Appia & Lee Simonson Scenic Environment Project
Sketches & 1/8”=1’-0” Models
Distinctive environment sketches and models were designed with influences from two different designers, Adolphe Appia and Lee Simonson. First, a four word list was derived from two separate photographs, one list for each designer. After a word list was determined, three sketches and one white model were constructed to represent each word list in the style of either Appia or Simonson.
Adolphe Appia & Lee Simonson Inspired Sketches. (Middle Sketches as White Models on following slides)
Appia model word list was derived from this photograph.
Adolphe Appia Research Board
Adolphe Appia Inspired Sketch 1
Adolphe Appia Inspired Sketch 2
Adolphe Appia Inspired Sketch 3 (white model on next slide)
Adolphe Appia Inspired 1/8"=1'-0" White Model. Word List: Shade, Structure, Shielded, & Stability. (Sketch on previous slide, St. James Theatre, NY)
Adolphe Appia Inspired 1/8"=1'-0" White Model (sketch on first slide, St. James Theatre, NY)
Lee Simonson Research Board
Simonson model word list was derived from this photograph.
Lee Simonson Inspired Sketch 1
Lee Simonson Inspired Sketch 2
Lee Simonson Inspired Sketch 3 (white model on next slide)
Lee Simonson Inspired 1'8"=1'-0" White Model. Word List: Passage, Vegetation, Engulfed, & Movement. (St. James Theatre, NY)
Lee Simonson Inspired 1'8"=1'-0" White Model. (St. James Theatre, NY)
Lee Simonson Inspired 1'8"=1'-0" White Model. (St. James Theatre, NY)