Tanya Moiseiwitsch

Tania Moiseiwitch (3 December 1914 - 19 February 2003) was an English theatre designer.

Born in London, the daughter of Daisy Kennedy and Benno Moiseiwitsch, she attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She was the founding designer of the Stratford Festival and its theatre, and designed the interior of St. Catherine's Chapel, Massey College.

Tanya Moiseiwitch was posthumously awarded an honorary Officer of the Order of Canada for her "enormous impact on theatre arts in the 20th century".

Bibliography

Edelstein, T.J. The stage is all the world : the theatrical designs of Tanya Moiseiwitsch. Chicago, Ill.: David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago in association with the University of Washington Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-935573-14-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |origmonth=, |accessmonth=, |month=, |chapterurl=, and |origdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

• http://www.las.iastate.edu/kiosk/2499.shtml
• http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=441
• http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9396144