Fredric Woodbridge Wilson

Exhibitions Organized and Mounted


Fairies, Demons and Clowns: The Spell of Victorian Pantomime
Original designs and portraits, playbills, play texts and music illustrating the history of pantomime in Britain
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2007 (200 items)

Dime Museums and Nickel Theatres
Hidden Theatres in Nineteenth-Century Boston
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2006 (150 items)

The American Songbook
American Popular Song from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, 1890-1950
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2006 (150 items)

British Theatrical Caricatures From Hogarth to Cruikshank
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2006 (100 items)
(Gillian Richardson, guest exhibition co-curator)

Paul Robeson as Othello
The Margaret Webster–Paul Robeson production of Shakespeare's Othello
Based on the archive of original production documents in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2006 (100 items)

Juvenile Drama: Regency and Victorian Penny Prints and Toy Theatre
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2005 (200 items)
(Melissa Goldman, student curatorial assistant)

Highlights from the Frederick R. Koch Collection
Original art work, photographic collections, and manuscripts donated 1980-1995
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2005 (50 items)

Angus McBean, Theatrical Photographer
From the Photographer's Archive, on the occasion of his centenary
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2005 (100 items)

Russian Theatrical Designs
Highlights from the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2004 (100 items)

George Balanchine (1904–1983): A Life's Journey in Ballet
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2004 (250 items)
(Iris M. Fanger, guest exhibition co-curator)

Al Hirschfeld (1904–2003)
Highlights from the Melvin R. Seiden Collection in the Harvard Theatre Collection
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, 2003 (50 items)

Al Hirschfeld
Highlights from the Melvin R. Seiden Collection in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City, 2002 (50 items)

Portrait Photographs by George Platt Lynes
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2002 (60 items)

Theatrical Prompt-Books and Manuscripts
Highlights of the Harvard Theatre Collection (1901–2001)
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2001 (120 items)

Visual Arts of the Theatre
Highlights of the Harvard Theatre Collection (1901–2001)
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2001 (100 items)

One Hundred Years — One Hundred Collections
Highlights of the Harvard Theatre Collection (1901–2001)
Grolier Club, New York City, 2001 (150 items)

One Hundred Years — One Hundred Collections
Highlights of the Harvard Theatre Collection (1901–2001)
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2001 (250 items)

The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas
Commemorating the Centenaries of Arthur Sullivan and Richard D'Oyly Carte
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 20002001 (250 items)

Preserved in Porcelain and Bronze: Theatrical Figurines in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2000 (120 items)

Shakespeare Prompt Books in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2000 (25 items)

Visual Arts of the Theatre: Highlights of Recent Acquisitions, 1997–1999
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 19992000 (50 items)

The Art of Léon Bakst for the Ballets Russes in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1999 (50 items)
(Iris M. Fanger, guest exhibition co-curator)

Randall Thompson (1899–1984), Composer and Educator
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1999 (130 items)

The Imagery of Illusion: Nineteenth Century Magic and Deception in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 19981999 (120 items)
(Ricky Jay, guest exhibition co-curator)

Theatrical Drawings by Al Hirschfeld
Highlights from the Melvin R. Seiden Collection in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1998 (65 items)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals: A Celebration of 150 Productions
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1998 (110 items)

The Plays of Shakespeare: Four Centuries of Productions
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 19971998 (170 items)

Recent Acquisitions in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 19961997 (130 items)

Illustrated Victorian Sheet Music in the Harvard Theatre Collection
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1996 (40 items)

Private Editions of the Works of W. S. Gilbert
Widener Library, Harvard University, 1997 (12 items)

Early Parodies and Adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan
Purchase Performing Arts Center, 1994 (60 items)

Richard D'Oyly Carte and the Savoy Theatre and Hotel
Morgan Library, 1991 (25 items)

Gilbert and Sullivan: A Window on the Victorian World
Morgan Library, 19891990 (650 items)

Gilbert and Sullivan
Kentucky Center for the Arts, 1988 (200 items)

Queen Victoria and Arthur Sullivan
Morgan Library, 1987 (20 items)

W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911): An Anniversary Appreciation
Morgan Library, 1986 (40 items)

Trial by Jury
Kentucky Center for the Arts, 1986 (60 items)

The Mikado: A Centenary Celebration
Morgan Library, 1985 (120 items)

W. S. Gilbert as Stage Director
Morgan Library, 1984 (40 items)


Smaller exhibitions (8)
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1996present

Smaller exhibitions (about 8)
Morgan Library, 19831996

Contributed significant loans to exhibitions (about 20)
Harvard University, Morgan Library, and other venues, 1981present


Originated, supervised, and designed exhibitions with guest exhibition curators

Robert Dighton and Sons: Engraved Theatrical Portraits
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2003
(Thomas Garrett, guest exhibition curator)

Cross-Dressing in the Theatre
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2003
(Laurence Senelick, guest exhibition curator)

The Art of the Theatre: Edward Gordon Craig
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 2002
(Elizabeth Carroll-Horrocks, staff exhibition curator)

Nineteenth Century Portrait Photographs
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1998
(Annette Fern, staff exhibition curator)

Theatrical Mezzotint Engravings from the Age of Garrick
from the Collection of the Honorable Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University, 1997 (70 items)
(Christopher Lennox-Boyd, guest exhibition curator)


This document was updated on May 2, 2007.
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