04/21/2014 – Research: Bridge Crossing the Thames
Research is a fascinating part of my job as director of the Pageant. This year for our theme “The Art Detective” we have many mysteries to solve including what bridge crosses the Thames in this...
View Article05/02/2014 – A Novel Inspiration
Recently read Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. Wonderful story! Also a great movie with Joan Crawford. His work is mentioned in this year’s Pageant “The ART Detective.” He must have spent some time in...
View Article05/09/14 – Detective Set
This is a rough sketch I made for a set design for our opening credits video for “THE ART DETECTIVE.” It’s how I communicate my ideas to Richard Hill (Technical Director). Richard (Butch) Hill had a...
View Article05/16/14 – From the Archives
A 1978 Pageant of the Masters recreation of the Egyptian Temple of Ramses at Abu Simbel. Don and Doug Williamson designed and built the set. What a magnificent job they did! This monumental sculpture...
View Article3/31/15 – Pageant Video Shoot
Part One: Getting ready for a video shoot. Part of the Pageant Director’s job is planning for the video shoots that we produce backstage. This year we were inspired to create a video sequence by a...
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