Edward Gordon Craig

Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966)

† 1966 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 23 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Edward Gordon Craig was born on January 16, 1872 in Stevenage and died on July 29, 1966 in Vence, aged 94. Recorded occupations: director, illustrator, scenographer, painter, stage actor and theatre director. Country of citizenship: United Kingdom. Educated at Bradfield College. Honours include Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of Honour and Royal Designer for Industry.

At a glance

Born: January 16, 1872 · Stevenage
Died: July 29, 1966 · Vence
Age at death: 94
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupations: director, illustrator, scenographer, painter, stage actor, theatre director
Education: Bradfield College
Honours: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of Honour, Royal Designer for Industry
Wikipedia editions: 23 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Edward Gordon Craig's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1966 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q920293 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Edward Gordon Craig on Wikipedia.

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