Production designs for Fool's Fire 1992

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Production designs for Fool's Fire 1992

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Design drawings by G. W. Mercier in black and white watercolor for the film Fool's Fire, adapted and directed by Julie Taymor from the Edgar Allan Poe story, Hop-Frog. Taymor's first film, Fool's Fire, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, won best drama award at the Tokyo International Electronic Cinema Festival and was broadcast in March 1992 on the PBS television series, American Playhouse. Taymor designed the puppets, masks and costumes for the production which used live actors behind the masks with the exception of the two dwarfs who were unmasked. Also contains a color photo of Mercier, the production designer for Fool's Fire, with a set.

.25 lin. ft. (1 box)

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Taymor, Julie, 1952-....

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Julie Taymor, screenwriter. William Shakespeare, author of source material. From the description of Titus: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122570536 ...

Mercier, G. W.

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G.W. Mercier: costume, set and production designer. Julie Taymor: theater, film and opera director, set and costume designer, mask and puppet creator. From the guide to the Production designs for Fool's Fire, 1992, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) ...