According to the Cooper Hewitt's publicity mill, "Known primarily as an abstract painter and extraordinary colorist, Delaunay (1885 -1979) applied her talents and theories to all areas of visual expression throughout her career, including graphics, interiors, theater and film, fashion and textiles.
"We aggressively sought out strong operators, primarily operators that had the financial capability to complete the interior of the theater and run a first-run theater," Mr. Alessi said.
The design for the interior of the theater has yet to be completed.
The theater interior — Damon Pelletier is the scenic designer; Taryn Humphrey handles the space installation — is an environment of lacy, frayed strips of cloth.
It will feature works by 83 designers or companies from across the design spectrum: architecture, graphic, product, new media, landscape, interior, urban and theater.
In a cavernous theater interior, some kind of horrible sludge laps the stage, and industrial barrels pile up in murky background spaces.
The interior of the theater, which was designated a city landmark in 1987, was designed by the architect Claire Weisz to also accommodate rotating exhibits that are emblematic of Times Square and its brand.
By locating in a former industrial area whose redevelopment was pioneered in the mid-1980's by architects, interior designers and theater people, the online banks are identifying themselves with hip, high-style businesses.
Mr. Stotts is well aware that in economic times like these, Hartford Stage is very fortunate to be able to embark on such an ambitious project, whose second phase will include a refurbished theater interior, further lobby expansion and the installation of an elevator.
Devoted to images that have not been widely published, it includes none of Arbus's most famous pictures -- no Jewish giant, no boy with a hand grenade -- and features ones that you might not have guessed were hers, like the haunting photograph of a Depression-Modern movie theater interior.
