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Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (13 January 1904 – 13 July 1978) was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century.
Oliver Messel Biography. Oliver Messel was born to Leonard (1872-1953) and Maud Messel, née Sambourne (1875-1960) on the 13 January 1904 and was the youngest of three children after Linley and Anne. The family moved to Nymans, the Messel family home in Sussex, from nearby Balcombe in 1915.
1 de jun. de 2024 · Oliver Messel was the leading British stage designer of the mid-twentieth century. He was born on 13 January 1904 to Maud Frances (1875-1960) (daughter of the Punch cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1953)) and Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel (1872-1953), a successful banker.
Born to a wealthy, well-connected family, Oliver Messel studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and his first exhibited works were masks, which were admired by Diaghilev and led to a commission to design masks for the Ballet Russes production Zéphire et Flore in 1925.
Oliver Messel (1904–1978) Victoria and Albert Museum. Theatrical and film designer and decorator and painter, born in London, his father Lieutenant-Colonel Leonard Messel, his mother Maud the daughter of the black-and-white artist Linley Sambourne.
Oliver Messel was Great Britain’s leading theatre designer from the 1930s to the mid 1950s. He transformed British theatre design with his lavish, painterly and poetic style of design, leaving a lasting legacy to his followers. His work spans revues, musicals, theatre, ballet, opera and film.
Oliver Messel, one of Britain’s foremost stage designers, was commissioned in 1953 to design a lavish suite for The Dorchester. His highly stylised and imaginative work also spanned musicals, theatre, ballet, opera and film. Here we delve into his lasting legacy.
