Jones, Robert Edmond

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Robert Edmond Jones studied painting and drawing at Harvard University. In 1913, Jones went to Europe and began to experiment in scene design. He returned to the United States in 1915 and designed scenes and costumes for performances in New York and in 1934 he designed the first color motion picture for Pioneer Pictures, La Cucaracha .

From the guide to the Robert Edmond Jones collection, 1910s-1954?, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division [paa])

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referencedIn Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive) Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Robert Edmond Jones collection, 1910s-1954? University of Minnesota Libraries. Performing Arts Archives, Manuscripts Division
referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Robert Edmund Jones Papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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correspondedWith Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Yaddo (Artist's colony) corporateBody
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