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.
Summary:
"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.
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