Norman Wilkinson (stage designer)
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Norman Wilkinson (8 August 1882 in Handsworth Wood – 14 February 1934 in London)[1] was an English stage designer.[2][3]
He was educated at the New School and the Birmingham School of Art.
Wilkinson designed scenery and costumes for Granville Barker at the Duke of York's Theatre and the Savoy Theatre.[3] In the Savoy production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, his costumes for the fairies included gilded faces and wigs,[4] a choice which received some criticism.[2] He also did work for the Phoenix Society.[4]
He referred to himself as "Norman Wilkinson of Four Oaks" to distinguish himself from the artist Norman Wilkinson.[4] When he died, on 15 February 1934, some newspapers reported that it was the artist who had died.[3][2]
