Print Collection
Print
1927 (printed)
1927 (printed)
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'La Procession Nocturne', wood-engraving by Edward Gordon Craig on Japon paper, 1927, copy 86 of 100.
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), son of the architect Edward Godwin and the actress Ellen Terry, began his career as an actor at the Lyceum Theatre, where he appeared with Ellen Terry, and was hailed as one of the country's most promising young actors. He discovered his talent for woodcutting and engraving when introduced to it by the artists James Pryde and William Nicholson. He produced his first wood engraving in 1893, and by 1899 he had engraved nearly 200 blocks, specialising in the new technique of 'white line' wood engravings in which the lines are un-inked and the image emerges from the surrounding ink.
Craig continued wood engraving but after 1900 developed a career as a stage designer and director with revolutionary ideas of staging and lighting. He broke with accepted traditions of stage realism and moved towards minimalist staging with innovative lighting, although many of his projects were abandoned due to his inability to compromise.
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), son of the architect Edward Godwin and the actress Ellen Terry, began his career as an actor at the Lyceum Theatre, where he appeared with Ellen Terry, and was hailed as one of the country's most promising young actors. He discovered his talent for woodcutting and engraving when introduced to it by the artists James Pryde and William Nicholson. He produced his first wood engraving in 1893, and by 1899 he had engraved nearly 200 blocks, specialising in the new technique of 'white line' wood engravings in which the lines are un-inked and the image emerges from the surrounding ink.
Craig continued wood engraving but after 1900 developed a career as a stage designer and director with revolutionary ideas of staging and lighting. He broke with accepted traditions of stage realism and moved towards minimalist staging with innovative lighting, although many of his projects were abandoned due to his inability to compromise.
Object details
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| Title | Print Collection (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving on Japon paper |
| Brief description | 'La Procession Nocturne', wood-engraving by Edward Gordon Craig on Japon paper, 1927, copy 86 of 100. |
| Physical description | Wood-engraving by Edward Gordon Craig on Japon paper. Depicts a scene from 'La Procession Nocturne' by Liszt. In bottom right hand corner is the dedication "To Janet L. in Paris 1946 from EGC". Backed on card. |
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| Credit line | Bequest of Janet Leeper |
| Object history | Having agreed to produce Hamlet for Constantin Stanislavsky as the Moscow Art Theatre, Craig worked in Russia from 1908 until the opening of the production on 8 January 1912. He spent much of the winter and spring in the city, working on the settings and costumes as well as the direction of the play. |
| Literary reference | La Procession Nocturne |
| Summary | 'La Procession Nocturne', wood-engraving by Edward Gordon Craig on Japon paper, 1927, copy 86 of 100. Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), son of the architect Edward Godwin and the actress Ellen Terry, began his career as an actor at the Lyceum Theatre, where he appeared with Ellen Terry, and was hailed as one of the country's most promising young actors. He discovered his talent for woodcutting and engraving when introduced to it by the artists James Pryde and William Nicholson. He produced his first wood engraving in 1893, and by 1899 he had engraved nearly 200 blocks, specialising in the new technique of 'white line' wood engravings in which the lines are un-inked and the image emerges from the surrounding ink. Craig continued wood engraving but after 1900 developed a career as a stage designer and director with revolutionary ideas of staging and lighting. He broke with accepted traditions of stage realism and moved towards minimalist staging with innovative lighting, although many of his projects were abandoned due to his inability to compromise. |
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| Accession number | S.230-1980 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2010 |
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