Copyright © 2022 by Wendy Waszut-Barrett In 1873, Joseph Sosman assisted scenic artist T. B. Harrison at the Chandler Opera House in Macomb,. Illinois.  At the time, Sosman was well-known as a sign painter in town, having moved to Macomb only eight years earlier. On April 17, 1873, “The Macomb Journal” reported, “SCENE PAINTING. As well as … Continue reading Sosman & Landis, Shaping the Landscape of American Theatre: Sosman’s Mentor, T. B. Harrison