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Glenn Hughes and Edward G. Robinson
Glenn Hughes and Edward G. Robinson
TitleGlenn Hughes and Edward G. Robinson
PhotographerSneddon, James O.
Date1952
NotesHandwritten on verso of image: Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Hughes. Photograph by James O. Sneddon, Office of Public Information, University of Washington, Seattle. Oct. 52

Contextual NotesGlenn Hughes (1894-1964), director of the drama program at the University of Washington for more than 30 years, gained international fame as the pioneer of theater in the round. His experiments in a friend's penthouse apartment led to the construction of the Penthouse Theatre, the world's first modern arena theater. His innovative curriculum and state of the art facilities made the University of Washington's drama program one of the best known in the nation.

Subjects (LCTGM)Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle
Subjects (LCSH)Hughes, Glenn, 1894-1964
Acting teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle
College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionPortraits Collection
Order NumberPOR0062
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionPortraits Collection
Object TypePhotograph
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 6 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003
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