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20th-century scenographers

75 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Aaron SorkinPerson · Film memorabiliaAaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker.
Adel AbdessemedArtist · PaintingsAdel Abdessemed (born 1971) is an Algerian-French contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of media, including animation, installation, performance, sculpture and video.
Aldo van EyckDesigner · DesignAldo van Eyck (16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism.
Alexandre VassilievDesigner · FashionAlexandre Alexandrovich Vassiliev (born December 8, 1958, Moscow) is a Russian fashion historian, collector, TV host and author of best selling books.
Alvis HermanisPerson · Film memorabiliaAlvis Hermanis (born 27 April 1965) is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre (Jaunais Rīgas teātris) as artistic director.
Anish KapoorArtist · PaintingsSir Anish Mikhail Kapoor (born 12 March 1954) is a British Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art.
Anne-Mie Van KerckhovenPhotographer · PhotographyAnne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (born 5 December 1951 in Antwerp) is a Belgian artist whose work involves painting, drawing, computer art and video art.
Antoine VitezPhotographer · PhotographyAntoine Vitez (ɑ̃twan vitɛz; 20 December 1930 – 30 April 1990) was a French actor, director, and poet.
Badura AfganliDesigner · Modern designBadura Afganli (Azerbaijani: Bədurə Məlik qızı Əfqanlı; maiden name Agamalova) (25 October 1912 – 7 May 2002) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani set designer and costume designer.
Berlinde De BruyckereDesigner · Modern designBerlinde De Bruyckere (born 1964) is a Belgian contemporary artist who works in sculpture and installation. Her sculptures use body-like forms.
Claire RenardPerson · Music memorabiliaClaire Renard (born 10 December 1944) is a French composer and multimedia artist.
David WilliamsonPerson · Film memorabilia
Dean TavoularisArtist · PaintingsDean Tavoularis (May 18, 1932 – April 22 or 23, 2026) was an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather films,…
Eric de KuyperPerson · Film memorabiliaEric de Kuyper (born 2 September 1942) is a Flemish-Belgian and Dutch writer, semiologist, art critic, and experimental film director.
Ester Šimerová-MartinčekováArtist · PaintingsEster Šimerová-Martinčeková (24 January 1909 – 7 August 2005) was a Slovak painter, scenic designer and journalist.
Ewa BraunDesigner · Modern designEwa Braun (born 2 August 1944) is a Polish Oscar winning set decorator, costume designer and production designer.
Ewa Dyakowska-BerbekaArtist · PaintingsEwa Dyakowska-Berbeka (22 September 1957 – 29 April 2018) was a Polish painter, graphic and stage designer.
Ferdinand FinneArtist · PaintingsFerdinand Oscar Finne (12 October 1910 – 31 December 1999) was a Norwegian author, painter, graphic artist, theater decorator and costume designer.
François SchuitenArtist · Comics and comic artFrançois Schuiten (born 26 April 1956) is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.
Genia BergerArtist · CeramicsGenia Berger (1907–2000) was an Israeli artist, born in the Russian Empire.
Gilles AillaudArtist · PaintingsGilles Aillaud (1928 in Paris – 24 March 2005 in Paris) was an internationally known French painter, set decorator, and scenographer;
Gunilla Palmstierna-WeissArtist · CeramicsGunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (28 March 1928 – 20 November 2022) was a Swedish costume designer, scenic designer, sculptor, ceramist, and actress.
Jalmari HelanderPerson · Film memorabiliaJalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976) is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, the 2014 action-adventure Big Game starring…
Jan FabreArtist · SculptureJan Fabre (born 14 December 1958) is a Belgian artist known for his contributions to theater, literature, and visual arts.
Jan VersweyveldPhotographer · PhotographyJan Versweyveld (born 1958) is a Belgian theatre set designer, scenographer and lighting designer.
Jenny TiramaniDesigner · Modern designJennifer Jane Tiramani (born 16 August 1954) is a British costume, stage and production designer. Since 2012 she has been principal of the School of Historical Dress in London.
Josep BartolíArtist · PaintingsJosep Bartolí i Guiu (1910-1995) was a Catalan painter, cartoonist and writer. He fought in the Spanish Civil War, and published a collection of drawings (Campos de Concentracion 1939-1943)…
Josep Maria SubirachsArtist · PaintingsJosep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]; 11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century.
Józef SzajnaArtist · SculptureIllustration — Józef Szajna (middle) in 1945
Julian OpieEngraver · PrintsJulian Opie (born 1958) is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement.
Julie TaymorPerson · Film memorabiliaJulie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film.
Julio EscámezEngraver · PrintsStudent of: Gregorio de la Fuente and Laureano Ladrón de Guevara
Konstantin VialovIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Konstantin Aleksandrovich Vialov
Krsto HegedušićIllustrator · IllustrationKrsto Hegedušić (26 November 1901 – 7 April 1975) was a Croatian painter, illustrator and theater designer.
Lawrence CarrollArtist · PaintingsLawrence W. Carroll (26 October 1954 – 21 May 2019) was an Australian-born American painter who established a career on both sides of the Atlantic.
Lazare MeersonPerson · Film memorabiliaLazare Meerson (1900–1938) was a French cinema art director. After emigrating from Soviet Russia in the early 1920s, he worked on French films of the late silent cinema and the early 1930s,…
Leonora CarringtonArtist · PaintingsMary Leonora Carrington (6 April 191725 May 2011) was a British and Mexican surrealist painter and novelist.
Lila De NobiliIllustrator · IllustrationLila De Nobili (September 3, 1916 – February 19, 2002) was an Italian stage designer, costume designer, and fashion illustrator.
Lina Bo BardiIllustrator · IllustrationLina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (5 December 1914 – 20 March 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect.
Ľudovít FullaIllustrator · IllustrationĽudovít Fulla (27 February 1902, Ružomberok – 21 April 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher.
Marcello MascheriniArtist · SculptureIllustration — Cantico dei Cantici (1957)
Marina KarellaArtist · SculptureMarína Karélla (born 17 July 1940) is a Greek artist and the widow of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark.
Maurizio NannucciPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurizio Nannucci (born 1939, in Florence, Italy) is an Italian contemporary artist. Lives and works in Florence and South Baden, Germany.
Michaël BorremansArtist · PaintingsMichaël Borremans (born 1963) is a Belgian painter and filmmaker who lives and works in Ghent.
Mimmo PaladinoArtist · SculptureMimmo Paladino (born in Paduli on 18 December 1948) is an Italian sculptor, painter and printmaker.
Nicola BenoisArtist · PaintingsNicola Alexandrovich Benois (Nikolay Aleksandrovich Benua, 2 May 1901 – 31 March 1988) was a stage designer, known for his work as principal scenographer and costume designer at La Scala in…
Nikos EngonopoulosAuthor · BooksNikos Engonopoulos (October 21, 1907 – October 31, 1985) was a Greek painter and poet.
Noémie GoudalPhotographer · PhotographyNoémie Goudal (born 7 July 1984) is a French visual artist who lives and works in Paris, France.
Pencho GeorgievIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Pencho Georgiev (1936), from the Bulgarian State Archives
Per SchwabArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Per Schwab
Petr LéblDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Petr Lébl
Piet VeermanPerson · Music memorabiliaPiet Veerman (born 1 March 1943) is a Dutch pop musician. From 1964 to 1985 he was a guitarist and singer for The Cats, and since 1968 the lead singer for all the singles of this band.
Pino PascaliArtist · SculpturePino Pascali (19 October 1935 – 11 September 1968) was an Italian artist, sculptor, set designer and performer.
René AllioAuthor · BooksRené Allio (3 August 1924 in Marseille – 27 March 1995 in Paris) was a French film and theater director.
Robert LepageAuthor · BooksRobert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.
Robert RauschenbergArtist · SculptureMilton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century…
Ron CobbArtist · Comics and comic artRonald Ray Cobb (September 21, 1937 – September 21, 2020) was an American-Australian artist.
Sergei YutkevichPerson · Film memorabiliaSergei Iosifovich Yutkevich (28 December 1904 – 23 April 1985) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1962) and a Hero of Socialist Labour (1974).
Şevket SeidametovArtist · PaintingsShevket Seydametov (born 19 April 1954 in Narpay village, Bukhara region, Uzbek SSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Ukrainian theater, film, and arts and crafts artist of Crimean Tatar origin.
Slava ZaitsevDesigner · FashionVyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev (2 March 1938 – 30 April 2023) was a Russian fashion designer, painter, graphic artist, and theatrical costume designer.
Stéphane BraunschweigPerson · Film memorabiliaStéphane André Braunschweig (born 5 July 1964) is a French theatre director.
Sylvano BussottiArtist · PaintingsSylvano Bussotti (1 October 1931 – 19 September 2021) was an Italian composer of contemporary classical music and also a painter, set and costume designer, opera director and manager, and…
Tadeusz KantorArtist · SculptureTadeusz Kantor (6 April 1915 – 8 December 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director.
Tamar AbakeliaArtist · SculptureTamar Abakelia (also spelled as Tamara Abakeliya; Georgian: თამარ აბაკელია; Russian: Тама́ра Абаке́лия;
Tasso KavvadiaArtist · PaintingsAnastasia (Tasso) Kavadia (10 January 1921 – 18 December 2010) was a Greek film and television actress.
Theodor PištěkIllustrator · IllustrationTheodor Pištěk (25 October 1932 – 3 December 2025) was a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer, and racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed.
Vasko LipovacDesigner · Modern designVasko Lipovac (14 June 1931 – 4 July 2006) was a Yugoslavian and Croatian painter, sculptor, printmaker, designer, illustrator and scenographer and one of the most prominent artists of the…
Volker SpenglerPerson · Film memorabiliaVolker Spengler (16 February 1939 – 8 February 2020) was a German stage and film actor.
Werner EgkPerson · Music memorabiliaWerner Egk (17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer.
Wieland WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaWieland Wagner (5 January 1917 – 17 October 1966) was a German opera director, and a grandson of Richard Wagner.
William ForsythePerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor, known for his portrayals of tough-guy, criminal characters.
Wim OpbrouckIllustrator · IllustrationWim Opbrouck is a Flemish actor and singer from Belgium who is especially known for his work on stage.
Yannis KounellisDesigner · Modern designJannis Kounellis (23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome.
Yves BrayerIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Yves Brayer (1930)
Zoltán FábriPerson · Film memorabiliaZoltán Fábri (15 October 1917 – 23 August 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.

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