Abstract Proceeding from the notion of scenography as atmosphere or ambience, this article explores scenographic design elements aimed at a range of American middle-class living rooms during the early-twentieth century when these newly configured domestic interior spaces replaced Victorian parlors, libraries, and drawing rooms as gathering places for both private family activities and those social occasions when friends and guests were invited into the home. Looking to the period’s theatre with its realistic, natural portrayal of family life as unfolding in the living room, spokespersons for the emerging professions of interior design and illumination engineering spearheaded a call for replicating the aesthetics of theatre atmosphere in living rooms through the manipulation of artificial light at a time when rapid innovations in electric lighting were beginning to transform public and private spaces. Through the utilization of the new “color science” housewives could create the proper atmosphere for any occasion through an inviting scenographics of illuminated fixtures, decorative furnishings, and wall treatments that radiated a pleasing harmony of refinement and relaxation.

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“家是生活的剧场”：场景诗学与美国客厅氛围，1900-1925

摘要 本文从场景设计作为氛围或氛围的概念出发，探讨了在 20 世纪初这些新配置的家庭室内空间取代了维多利亚时代的客厅、图书馆和绘画时，针对一系列美国中产阶级客厅的场景设计元素。房间既是私人家庭活动的聚会场所，也是邀请朋友和客人进入家中的社交场合。展望那个时期的剧院，将家庭生活写实、自然地描绘在客厅里，室内设计和照明工程等新兴专业的发言人率先呼吁通过操纵人造光在客厅复制剧院氛围的美学，而此时电照明的快速创新开始改变公共和私人空间。通过使用新的“色彩科学”，家庭主妇可以通过照明装置、装饰性家具和墙壁处理的迷人场景营造出适合任何场合的氛围，散发出精致和放松的令人愉悦的和谐。