Robert Edmund Jones was an American scenic designer. Jones is credited with incorporating the new stagecraft into the American drama. Jones’s designs sought to integrate the scenic elements into the storytelling instead of having them stand separate and indifferent from the play’s action. His visual style, often referred to as simplified realism, combined bold vivid use of color and simple, yet dramatic, lighting. Wikipedia
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