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NACmusicbox TIMELINE
Explore Baroque to 21st Century orchestral music using multimedia. Learn about Canada's composers.
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By Michael Eagan
Iconography as Scenography
Michael Eagan
discusses ways in which visual symbols and iconic images can be used in costume design to visually represent themes and ideas in a play. Content is targeted at senior high school or university-level students.
Featured
Designers
Delve in to this feature on four influential designers, each with a substantial body of work, who represent different stages in the NAC’s history:
Robert Prévost
François Barbeau
Susan Benson
John Pennoyer
Designers in the Collection
The work of over thirty designers is represented in The Secret Life of Costumes.
Find out who they are.