Fortuny lighting system

Subject

Theater--History--20th century
Theaters--Lighting
Stage machinery

Description

ca. 1902--Italian--Fortuny lighting system--invented by Mario Fortuny, it could obtain the effects of daylight through projecting white light onto bands of colored silk, which then reflected the light over the whole scene.

Publisher

Theatre and Playhouse

Original Date

ca. 1902

Digitized Date

Mon, 07/02/2001

Original Media

Image

Original Format

image/slide

Digital Format

image/tif

Local Identifier

theaterhistory863

Coverage

1900-1999
Italian
Technology
Design
Lighting

Copyright

Theatre and Playhouse