Biographies

Vladimir Polunin (1880 – ) Mainly a scene painter, he came to England as Diagalev’s main designer for the Russian Ballet and remained to introduce scene painting as a school subject at the Slade School of Art. He did set design and also painted theaters themselves, producing, for example, copies of famous Italian artworks to decorate London’s Phoenix Theatre. His book , is an interesting combination of memoir and methodology. The Continental Method of Scene Painting We always try to locate images of the specific works discussed in the journal. As you might expect, this is often impossible. Failing that, we seek out similar or typical work by the artist. In this case, we are still seeking appropriate images.