Norman Wilkinson (stage designer)

Norman Wilkinson (8 August 1882, Handsworth Wood – 14 February 1934, London)[1] was a British stage designer.[2][3]

He was educated at the New School and the Birmingham School of Art. He 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]

References

1. "Wilkinson, Norman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36906. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. "The Two Norman Wilkinsons". Evening Standard. 16 February 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. "Norman Wilkinson, Stage Designer, Dies". The New York Times. 16 February 1934. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
4. "Norman Wilkinson of Four Oaks". The Manchester Guardian. 17 February 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2022.