Photography Collection Literary File at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Craig, Edward Gordon,
1872-1966
Title:
Edward Gordon Craig Literary
File
Dates:
Circa 1890s-1950s
Extent:
136 items
Abstract:
The Edward Gordon Craig Literary File
consists of 136 photographs, the majority of which are portraits of various
people.
Call Number:
Photography Collection PH-00281
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research
Scope and Contents
The Edward Gordon Craig Literary File consists of 136 photographs, the majority of
which are portraits of various people, including Craig throughout his life, Ellen
Terry (his mother), E. W. Godwin (his father), Elena Meo, Edward and Nelly Craig
(his children with Meo), Max Beerbohm, Isadora Duncan, Lord Howard de Walden,
Henry
Irving, Vsevolod Meyerhold, and Constantin Stanislavsky. There are also views
of
Craig's residences in Italy and France and of the Arena Goldoni in Florence, Italy,
which Craig used for his theater school. Some of the photographs are copy prints
apparently associated with the biography of Craig written by his son Edward Carrick.
An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in
this
file.
Related Material
The Ransom Center also holds manuscript materials and artwork by Edward Gordon
Craig.
