Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 – June 25, 1913) was a painter in the United States. He did theater set work and established his own studio. Burridge did work on a
cyclorama of
Kilauea at the
Volcano House.
He also did many
scene painting
Theatrical scenic painting includes wide-ranging disciplines, encompassing virtually the entire scope of painting and craft techniques. An experienced scenic painter (or scenic artist) will have skills in landscape painting, figurative painting, ' ...
s for theatrical productions.
In his obituary, the ''
Brooklyn Eagle
:''This article covers both the historical newspaper (1841–1955, 1960–1963), as well as an unrelated new Brooklyn Daily Eagle starting 1996 published currently''
The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''King ...
'' called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time.
[
Burridge painted the principal curtain at the ]McVickers Theater
McVicker's Theater (1857–1984) was a playhouse in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Built for actor James Hubert McVicker, the theater was the leading stage for comedic plays in Chicago's early years. It often hosted performances by Edwin Booth ...
: ''Chicago in 1833''. He was in Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913.[
]
Work
*The Woman Haters (opened October 7, 1912) scenic design
*The Man from Cook's (opened March 25, 1912) scenic design
*The Three Romeos (opened November 13, 1911) scenic design
*Everywoman (opened February 27, 1911) scenic design
*The Merry Widow (opened October 21, 1907) scenic design
*The Prince of Pilsen (opened March 19, 1906) scenic design
*The County Chairman (opened September 1, 1904) scenic design
*A Country Girl (opened September 22, 1902) scenic design
*Arizona (opened September 10, 1900) scenic design[
]
References
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1857 births
1913 deaths
19th-century American painters
20th-century American painters
Painters from Brooklyn