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Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts & Pageant of the Masters souvenir programs collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2015-001

Scope and Contents

A small collection of 22 programs from the Laguna Beach, California Festival of the Arts and the Pageant of the Masters.

Of particular interest is the earliest program in the collection for the 20th Pageant of the Masters 1955.

Dates

  • 1955 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The Pageant of the Masters is an annual festival held by the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach, California, United States.

The event is known for its tableaux vivants or "living pictures" in which classical and contemporary works of art are recreated by real people who are made to look nearly identical to the originals through the clever application of costumes, makeup, headdresses, lighting, props, and backdrops.

The first Festival of Arts was produced in 1932, and the first presentation of the Pageant was done in 1933. Since then, the two events have been held each summer, apart from a four-year interruption caused by World War II & in 2020 caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

The pageant hosts more than a quarter million people each year.-- from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pageant_of_the_Masters

Extent

20 Volumes (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A small collection of 22 programs from the Laguna Beach, California Festival of the Arts and the Pageant of the Masters.

Title
Guide to the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts & Pageant of the Masters souvenir programs collection
Status
Completed
Author
R. Boyd
Date
6/11/2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, Dennis and Leslie Power Library Repository

Contact:
Dennis and Leslie Power Library, Laguna College of Art & Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach California 92651 United States
9493766000