Blog Author, Wendy Waszut-Barrett, is Taking a Break Until September 2019
I am taking a break from posting photographs of historic scenery until early September, as I am out of the country again. I am teaching a scene painting class with Jenny Knott of Rosco for CITT/ICTS (Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology).
This year, the national conference is in Whitehorse, a small city of 30,000 citizens in the Yukon.
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
From here, I venture south to Canmore and Banff, and then west to the Fargo-Moorhead area for the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion. To keep me busy on my travels, I am transcribing the last four handwritten diaries of scenic artist Thomas G. Moses (1856-1934). See you in September with a new backdrop theme!
Until then enjoy today’s my post to FB Page Dry Pigment, where I daily post images and painted details of historic scenery. Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923. These posts will also resume in September.
Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Backside of backdrop. Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.Scenery by Toomey & Volland for the Scottish Rite in St.Louis, Missouri, 1923.
Author: waszut_barrett@me.com
Wendy Rae Waszut-Barrett, PhD, is an author, artist, and historian, specializing in painted settings for opera houses, vaudeville theaters, social halls, cinemas, and other entertainment venues. For over thirty years, her passion has remained the preservation of theatrical heritage, restoration of historic backdrops, and the training of scenic artists in lost painting techniques. In addition to evaluating, restoring, and replicating historic scenes, Waszut-Barrett also writes about forgotten scenic art techniques and theatre manufacturers. Recent publications include the The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple: Freemasonry, Architecture and Theatre (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2018), as well as articles for Theatre Historical Society of America’s Marquee, InitiativeTheatre Museum Berlin’s Die Vierte Wand, and various Masonic publications such as Scottish Rite Journal, Heredom and Plumbline. Dr. Waszut-Barrett is the founder and president of Historic Stage Services, LLC, a company specializing in historic stages and how to make them work for today’s needs. Although her primary focus remains on the past, she continues to work as a contemporary scene designer for theatre and opera.
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