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Scenographers

142 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.
Albert BierstadtPhotographer · PhotographyAlbert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American artist best known for his monumental landscapes that glorified the American West.
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.
Aleksandra EksterIllustrator · IllustrationAleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster (née Grigorovich; – 17 March 1949), also known as Alexandra Exter, was a Russian and French painter and designer.
Alexandr Vladimír HrskaIllustrator · IllustrationAlexandr Vladimír Hrska (May 9, 1890 – October 23, 1954) was a Czech painter, graphic designer, and scenographer.
Alexandre VassilievDesigner · FashionAlexandre Alexandrovich Vassiliev (born December 8, 1958, Moscow) is a Russian fashion historian, collector, TV host and author of best selling books.
Alfred RollerIllustrator · IllustrationAlfred Roller (2 October 1864 – 21 June 1935) was an Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer.
Alfredo AndersenArtist · SculptureIllustration — Self-portrait (date unknown)
Alice HalickaIllustrator · IllustrationAlice Halicka or Alicja Halicka (20 December 1895 – 1 January 1975) was a Polish-born painter who spent most of her life in France.
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.
Anatol PetrytskyArtist · PaintingsAnatolii Halaktionovych Petrytskyi (Ukrainian: Анато́лій Галактіо́нович Петри́цький; 12 February [O.S.
André BauchantArtist · PaintingsAndré Bauchant (April 24, 1873 – August 12, 1958) was a French painter. His paintings are mostly influenced by historical, mythological and religious themes, landscapes and nature.
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.
Cedric GibbonsDesigner · DesignAustin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 – July 26, 1960) was an American art director for the film industry.
Claire RenardPerson · Music memorabiliaClaire Renard (born 10 December 1944) is a French composer and multimedia artist.
David KakabadzeArtist · PaintingsDavit Kakabadze (დავით კაკაბაძე; 20 August 1889 – 10 May 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer.
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,…
Edward Gordon CraigPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Craig (disambiguation)
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.
Ettore XimenesArtist · PaintingsEttore Ximenes (11 April 1855 20 December 1926) was an Italian sculptor.
Eugene LancerayArtist · SculptureYevgeny Yevgenyevich Lanceray (– 13 September 1946), also often spelled Eugene Lansere, was a Russian graphic artist, painter, sculptor, mosaicist, and illustrator, associated stylistically…
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.
Felix TimmermansIllustrator · IllustrationLeopold Maximiliaan Felix Timmermans (5 July 1886 – 24 January 1947) is a much translated author from Flanders.
Ferdinand FinneArtist · PaintingsFerdinand Oscar Finne (12 October 1910 – 31 December 1999) was a Norwegian author, painter, graphic artist, theater decorator and costume designer.
Ferdinand HéroldPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (28 January 1791 – 19 January 1833), better known as Ferdinand Hérold, was a French composer.
Ferdynand RuszczycArtist · PaintingsFerdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was a Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family.
Filippo JuvarraDesigner · DesignFilippo Juvarra or Juvara (7 March 1678 – 31 January 1736) was an Italian architect, scenographer, engraver and goldsmith.
Francesco Galli BibienaDesigner · DesignIllustration — Self portrait, now in the Uffizi in Florence
Francisco Pedro do AmaralDesigner · DesignIllustration — Portrait of Domitila de Castro, Marchioness of Santos.
Francisco RiziArtist · PaintingsFrancisco Rizi, or Francisco Ricci de Guevara (9 April 1614 – 2 August 1685) was a Spanish painter of Italian ancestry.
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.
Frederick John KieslerArtist · SculptureFrederick Jacob Kiesler (September 22, 1890 – December 27, 1965) was an Austrian-American architect, theoretician, theater designer, artist and sculptor.
Friedrich Vordemberge-GildewartArtist · SculptureIllustration — Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
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;
Gino SeveriniArtist · SculptureGino Severini (7 April 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement. For much of his life, he divided his time between Paris and Rome.
Giovanni Niccolò ServandoniDesigner · DesignJean-Nicolas Servan (2 May 1695 – 19 January 1766), also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, was an Italian decorator, architect, painter, firework designer and trompe-l'œil specialist.
Giovanni Paolo PaniniDesigner · DesignGiovanni Paolo, also known as Gian Paolo Panini or Pannini (17 June 1691 – 21 October 1765), was an Italian Baroque painter and architect who worked in Rome and is primarily known as one of…
Gunilla Palmstierna-WeissArtist · CeramicsGunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (28 March 1928 – 20 November 2022) was a Swedish costume designer, scenic designer, sculptor, ceramist, and actress.
Hans WildermannDesigner · Modern designHans Wilhelm Wildermann (21 February 1884 – 1 November 1954) was a German stage designer, painter and sculptor.
Harry LachmanDesigner · Modern designHarry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.
Inigo JonesDesigner · DesignInigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was an English architect who was the first significant architect in England in the early modern era and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of…
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 KotěraDesigner · Modern designJan Kotěra (18 December 1871 – 17 April 1923) was a Czech architect, artist and interior designer. He was one of the key figures of modern architecture in Bohemia.
Jan VersweyveldPhotographer · PhotographyJan Versweyveld (born 1958) is a Belgian theatre set designer, scenographer and lighting designer.
Jan ZrzavýIllustrator · IllustrationJan Zrzavý (5 November 1890 – 12 October 1977) was a Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
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.
Josef ChocholDesigner · DesignJosef Chochol (13 December 1880 – 6 July 1956) was a Czech architect. He was a key member of Mánes Union of Fine Arts and worked in a Cubist style.
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
Juan GrisEngraver · Prints
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.
Kseniya BoguslavskayaArtist · PaintingsKseniya or Xenia Leonidovna Boguslavskaya (Bogoslovskaya), also known as Xana Puni (5 February 1892 — 3 May 1972), was a Russian avant-garde artist (Futurist, Suprematist), illustrator and…
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.
Leopoldo MetlicovitzIllustrator · IllustrationLeopoldo Metlicovitz (17 July 1868 – 19 October 1944) was an Italian painter, illustrator and poster designer.
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.
Lorenzo AguirreArtist · PaintingsLorenzo Victoriano Aguirre Sánchez (14 November 1884 – 6 October 1942) was a Spanish painter. He also worked as a caricaturist, poster artist and set designer.
Louis Jean DesprezDesigner · DesignLouis Jean Desprez (occasionally but incorrectly Jean Louis Desprez) (28 May 1743–18 March 1804) was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his…
Ľudovít FullaIllustrator · IllustrationĽudovít Fulla (27 February 1902, Ružomberok – 21 April 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher.
Luigi ManiniDesigner · DesignIllustration — * Illustration — Luigi Pietro Manini
M. H. MaxyArtist · PaintingsMax Hermann Maxy (also known as M. H. Maxy, born Max Herman; October 26, 1895 – July 19, 1971) was a Romanian painter, art professor, scenographer, and professor of German-Jewish descent.
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.
Mario SironiEngraver · PrintsMario Sironi (May 12, 1885 – August 13, 1961) was an Italian Modernist artist who was active as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer.
Maurizio NannucciPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurizio Nannucci (born 1939, in Florence, Italy) is an Italian contemporary artist. Lives and works in Florence and South Baden, Germany.
Merle ArmitageDesigner · Modern designMerle Armitage (1893 - March 15, 1975) was an American set designer, tour manager, theater producer, opera producer, art collector, author, and book designer.
Michaël BorremansArtist · PaintingsMichaël Borremans (born 1963) is a Belgian painter and filmmaker who lives and works in Ghent.
Michele MarieschiArtist · PaintingsIllustration — View of the Bacino Di San Marco from the Church and Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Mikhail LarionovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (3 June – 10 May 1964) was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art.
Mikheil ChiaureliArtist · SculptureMikheil Chiaureli (Mikhail Edisherovich Chiauerli; 6 February 1894 – 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974.
Miklós BánffyIllustrator · IllustrationLosonczi gróf Bánffy Miklós
Mimmo PaladinoArtist · SculptureMimmo Paladino (born in Paduli on 18 December 1948) is an Italian sculptor, painter and printmaker.
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
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.
Ottavio BaussanoArtist · PaintingsOttavio Baussano (19 April 1898 – 1970) was an Italian painter and scenic designer.
Paul LeniDesigner · Modern designPaul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi, 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany,…
Pavel FilonovAuthor · BooksPavel Nikolayevich Filonov (Russian: Па́вел Никола́евич Фило́нов, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ fʲɪˈlonəf];
Pavel TchelitchewArtist · PaintingsPavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew (– 31 July 1957) was a Russian-born surrealist painter, set designer and costume designer.
Peet ArenEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Aren in 1917
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.
Pietro CanonicaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Canonica (1 March 1869 – 8 June 1959) was an Italian sculptor, painter, opera composer, professor of arts and senator for life.
Pietro GonzagaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Stage design with Rotunda Temple, 1790s, Hermitage Museum
Pietro RonzoniArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Giovanni Carnovali, Ritratto di Pietro Ronzoni, 1825 (Fondazione Cariplo)
Pino PascaliArtist · SculpturePino Pascali (19 October 1935 – 11 September 1968) was an Italian artist, sculptor, set designer and performer.
Pyotr KonchalovskyIllustrator · IllustrationPyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky (21 February 1876 – 2 February 1956) was a Russian and Soviet painter. Konchalovsky was a founding member and chairman of the Knave of Diamonds group.
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.
Serge SudeikinArtist · PaintingsSergey Yurievich Sudeikin, also known as Serge Soudeikine (19 March 1882 in Saint Petersburg – 12 August 1946 in Nyack, New York), was a Russian artist and set-designer associated with the…
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).
Sergey MalyutinIllustrator · IllustrationSergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Малютин; 4 October 1859 – 6 December 1937) was a Russian painter of fine crafts, (scenic) designer, illustrator and architect;
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.
Svend GadePerson · Film memorabiliaSvend Lauritz Gade (9 February 1877 – 25 June 1952) was a Danish theatre director, set designer, screenwriter and film 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.

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