Pantages by Richard Wagener

Pantages by Richard Wagener

Pantages

Richard Wagener

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Title

Pantages

 
Artist

Richard Wagener

  1944 - PRESENT (biography)
Year
2005  
Technique
woodengraving 
Image Size
5 x 3" image 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
4 of 18  
Annotations
dated after signature 
Reference
included in Cracked Sidewalks, Richard Wagener, Mixolydian Editions, 2006 
Paper
ivory hand made Twin Rocker wove paper 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
RW109 
Price
$300.00 
Description

The palatial Art Deco Pantages Theatre in Hollywood has a history as rich as its interior. Located at Hollywood and Vine, it was designed by the architect B. Marcus Priteca and was the last theater built by vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages. The theater opened in June 1930 with vaudeville performances interspersed with first-run movies. Unfortunately, with the economic downturn brought on by the Great Depression, the vaudeville performances ceased. Pentages sold his theater to Fox West Coast Theaters in 1932 and, in 1949, it was acquired by Howard Hughes who wanted it for his RKO Theatre Circuit. For ten years beginning in 1949, the theatre hosted the Academy Award Ceremonies. In 1977, the venue switched from films to live stage productions which included Man of La Mancha, Damn Yankees, West Side Story, The King and I, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, Hairspray, Chicago, Grease, Rent, Wicked, Hamilton, etc. The Pantages is a popular location for filming of movies, TV shows, and music videos. 

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