WILLIAM FREGOSI (20TH CENTURY)
Scenic Designs for "The Mother of Us All”
Created for the New England Bicentennial production of the opera by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thompson, presented by the Associate Artists Opera Company, February 27th and 28th, 1976. Tri-fold patterned cloth portfolio showing central stage with signage, flanked by side panels each displaying two additional scenic designs; all with matte board cut-outs to create the curtain and stage surround. Mixed media, including watercolor, ink, and colored pencil. A charming set design for a Boston Bicentennial production of the famous opera about the life of Susan B. Anthony and the Suffragist crusade. Fregosi was a scenic designer and Technical Coordinator for Theater Arts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The production was directed by David Dowart.