Fostering Talent
This set design created by John Stewart Morcom (1906–1988) is thought to be for an unidentified vaudeville production. Typical of the level of talent that was fostered through FTP, Morcom had a successful later career. He worked on a number of prestigious productions including the Orson Welles 1941 stage production of Native Son by famed African American writer Richard Wright. He also designed for the New York City Ballet and was art director for the Radio City Music Hall from 1950 until his retirement in 1973.
This set design created by John Stewart Morcom (1906–1988) is thought to be for an unidentified vaudeville production. Typical of the level of talent that was fostered through FTP, Morcom had a successful later career. He worked on a number of prestigious productions including the Orson Welles 1941 stage production of <em>Native Son</em> by famed African American writer Richard Wright. He also designed for the New York City Ballet and was art director for the Radio City Music Hall from 1950 until his retirement in 1973.