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Carl Sprague has worked in the art department of more than 30 films, which between them have a combined total of 29 Oscar nominations, including best picture winner “12 Years a Slave”. He has worked with Martin Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), Steven Spielberg (Amistad), and David Fincher (The Social Network), but the most enduring collaboration has been with Wes Anderson. Carl has been in the art department of three of Anderson’s best-reviewed films — “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (concept illustrator), 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom” (assistant art director), and 2001’s cult classic “The Royal Tenenbaums” (art director, for which he was nominated for an Art Director’s Guild Award).

CARL J. SPRAGUE
(413) 822 487011 Yale Hill73 Bedford Street
carlsprague@gmail.comStockbridge MA 01262 New York NY 10014
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FILM CREDITSProductionProduction CompanyDirector
Production DesignerTHE POLKA KINGRed Hour FilmsMaya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky
Production DesignerPROFESOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMENBoxspring EntertainmentAngela Robinson
Production DesignerCRISIS IN SIX ACTSAmazon StudiosWoody Allen
Production DesignerINFINITELY POLAR BEARPaper Street ProductionsMaya Forbes
Production DesignerCROOKED ARROWSSports StudiosSteve Rash
Production DesignerTHE LAST KEEPERSBCDF EntertainmentMaggie Greenwald
Production DesignerPEACE LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDINGBCDF EntertainmentBruce Beresford
Production DesignerLAST HARBORMFX USAPaul Epstein
Production DesignerANOTHER HARVEST MOONAurora FilmsGreg Swartz
Production DesignerCOMPANY RETREATCoTreat ProductionsCampbell Scott
Production DesignerTHE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANYGreenestreet FilmsMichael Ian Black
Production DesignerDISAPPEARANCESKingdom County ProductionsJay Craven
Production DesignerLONG DISTANCELascaux PicturesMarcus Stern
Production DesignerSATIE & SUZANNERhombus MediaTim Southam
Concept IllustratorPASSENGERSStart MediaBrian Kirk
Concept IllustratorGRAND BUDAPEST HOTELIndian Paint BrushWes Anderson
Concept IllustratorLA LA LANDBlack Label MediaDamien Chazelle
Concept IllustratorMOONRISE KINGDOMIndian Paint BrushWes Anderson
Concept IllustratorTWELVE YEARS A SLAVENew Regency PicturesSteve McQueen
Art DirectorWOODY ALLEN SUMMER PROJECT 2014HBOWoody Allen
Art DirectorCLEAR HISTORYHBOGreg Mottola
Art DirectorBECOMING HELEN KELLERPBS American MastersMichael Pressman
Art Director - BostonTHE SOCIAL NETWORKColumbia David Fincher
Art DirectorBODY OF PROOFABC TelevisionNelson McCormick
Art Director - NYCSTOP LOSSParamount PicturesKimberly Pierce
Art Director - BostonSPARTANSpartan ProductionsDavid Mamet
Art Director - BostonMONA LISA SMILERevolution PicturesMike Newell
Art DirectorTHE ROYAL TENENBAUMSDisney Wes Anderson
Art Director - NYCTHE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINEJersey FilmsKasi Lemmons
Art DirectorSTATE & MAINFine LineDavid Mamet
Art Director – NYCA SLIGHT CASE OF MURDERTurner TelevisionSteve Schachter
Art DirectorTHE LOVE LETTERDreamworksPeter Chan
Art Director - BostonTHE SOCIAL NETWORKColumbia PicturesDavid Fincher
Art DirectorLETHAL INNOCENCETurtleback ProductionsHelen Whitney
Art DirectorNEW YORK NEWSWarner TelevisionMichael Apted
Art Director - USATHE BUCCANEERSBBC TelevisionPhilip Saville
Art Director - BostonWITH HONORSWarner BrothersAlex Keshishian
Art Director - ChicagoMICHAELTurner CinemaNora Ephron
Assistant Art DirectorSALTColumbia PicturesPhillip Noyce
Assistant Art DirectorYOU'VE GOT MAILWarner Bros.Nora Ephron
Assistant Art DirectorIN DREAMSDreamworksNeil Jordan
Assistant Art DirectorAMISTADDreamworksSteven Spielberg
Assistant Art DirectorADDICTED TO LOVEWarner Bros.Griffin Dunne
Assistant Art DirectorBEFORE & AFTERDisneyBarbet Schroeder
Assistant Art DirectorTHE PAPERUniversal PicturesRon Howard
Assistant Art DirectorTHE AGE OF INNOCENCEColumbia PicturesMartin Scorsese
Set DesignerWHAT'S YOUR NUMBERFoxMark Mylod
Set DesignerTHE COMPANY MENWarner Bros.John Wells
Set DesignerTHE ZOOKEEPERMGMFrank Coraci
PRINT & COMMERCIAL
Production DesignerSKINS series IIChannel 4/E4 (U.K)
Production DesignerW.B. Mason 2007Boston Productions
Production DesignerW.B. Mason 2006Boston Productions
Production DesignerNike"Presto" print campaignWieden and Kennedy
Production DesignerMassachusetts LotteryElement Productions
Production DesignerCrewdson 2007Hover Productions
Production DesignerCrewdson 2005Hover Productions
Art DirectorCrewdson 2004Hover Productions
THEATRE DESIGN
Albany/Berkshire BalletTHE NUTCRACKERMadeline Culpo
American Repertory BalletTHE NUTCRACKERDouglas Martin
Ballet MetropolisDRACULADarrel Puciarello
Berkshire Theatre GroupPOEEric Hill
Berkshire Theatre Group & Classic Stage Co.FIORELLOBob Moss
Berkshire Theatre FestivalTHE GLASS MENAGERIEEric Hill
Berkshire Theatre FestivalA CHRISTMAS CAROLEric Hill
Berkshire Theatre FestivalMRS. WARREN'S PROFESSIONAnders Cato
Berkshire Theatre FestivalNIGHT OF THE IGUANAAnders Cato
Berkshire Theatre FestivalAMERICAN BUFFALOAnders Cato
Berkshire Theatre FestivalTHE MISANTHROPEAnders Cato
Berkshire Theatre FestivalTALLEY'S FOLLYAnders Cato
Berkshire Theatre FestivalBROWNSTONEJames Warwick
Berkshire Theatre FestivalTHE GIFTS OF THE MAGIJulianne Boyd
Berkshire Theatre FestivalCLOUD NINEMichael Greif
Berkshire Theatre FestivalTHE WATER ENGINER.J. Cutler
Berkshire OperaHANSEL & GRETELBethany Reeves
Center City BalletLES SYLPHIDESLinda Kopp
Center City BalletCINDERELLALinda Kopp
Company OneSUNSPOTSJuanita Rockwell
Company OneTHE OLDEST PROFESSIONJuanita Rockwell
The Colonial TheatreDAMN YANKEESJames Warwick
The Colonial TheatreTHEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONGJames Warwick
Chester TheatreDUET FOR ONEJames Warwick
Miniature TheatreTHE RETREAT FROM MOSCOWJames Warwick
Miniature TheatreSKYLIGHTJames Warwick
Mixed CompanySTANTON'S GARAGEJoan Ackerman
MTG/Minnesota OperaDIARY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICANDiane Wondisford
Music/Theatre GroupTHE PALM COURTDiane Wondisford
Music/Theatre GroupTHE MOTHER OF US ALLDiane Wondisford
Music/Theatre GroupBRASILIERINHODiane Wondisford
Oldcastle TheatreNORTHERN BOULEVARDEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreLEADING LADIESEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreTHE GRASS IS GREENEREric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreMORNING'S AT SEVENEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreTHE BOYS NEXT DOOREric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreRELATIVELY SPEAKINGEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreMOON OVER BUFFALOEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatrePOSTMORTEMEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreTHE NORMAN CONQUESTSEric Peterson
Oldcastle TheatreHOMEWARD BOUNDJames Goldstone
Oldcastle Theatre13 RUE DE L'AMOURFrank Latson
Oldcastle Theatre Co.CITY OF CONVERSATIONEric Peterson
Shakespeare & Co.TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONADennis Krausnick
Shakespeare & Co.COMEDY OF ERRORSDennis Krausnick
Shakespeare & Co.ROUGH CROSSINGKevin Coleman
Shakespeare & Co.THE LADIES MANKevin Coleman
Shakespeare & Co.THE PROMISE & THE MISSION OF JANEEleanor Holdridge
Shakespeare & Co.ANTONY & CLEOPATRAMichael Hammond
Shakespeare & Co.KERFOLMichael Hammond
Shakespeare & Co.ICE GLENTina Packer
Shakespeare & Co.LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSESTina Packer
OPERA
Hubbard Hall Opera TheatreMADAMA BUTTERFLYAlexina Jones
SHOWS & EVENTS
Park Hyatt Hotel, ShanghaiMIU MIU Fall 2011
Stage & Story, Stockbridge MADesigner group show
Gallery 51, North Adams MADesigner group show
Tulip Street Gallery, Salem MADesigner group show
The Mount, Lenox MAEdith Wharton's The Fruit of the Tree
EDUCATION
Harvard UniversityB.A. Magna cum Laude, V.E.S. (Film) and Philosophy
Member of U.S.A. Local 829
French & German
AWARDS & Nominations
The Age of InnocenceAcademy Awards Nomination 1994
The Royal TenenbaumsArt Directors Guild Nomination 2002
The Social NetworkArt Directors Guild Nomination 2011
Twelve Years a SlaveArt Directors Guild Nomination 2014
Twelve Years a SlaveBAFTA nomination 2014
Twelve Years a SlaveAcademy Awards Nomination 2014