“I know of no designer since (Robert Edmond) Jones who more unequivocally deserves the title of master visual artist of the stage than Boris Aronson.” – Harold Cluman (on Aronson) in Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Boris Aronson in NYC in the 1920s
He was so talented that he even drew a self-portrait of himself. He wanted to blend the naturalistic and constructivist styles into one.
1920 self-portrait done by Boris Aronson
Boris Aronson 