Ten years of American opera design [graphic] 1931-1941

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Ten years of American opera design [graphic] 1931-1941

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The collection includes photographs, original drawings for set and costume designs, and blueprints; as well as miscellaneous exhibition materials such as catalogs, labels, display case notes, programs, and periodicals containing material about the operas. Set and costume designers include Frederick John Kiesler, Nathalie Swan, Bruno Funaro, Daniel Brenner, and others. Most of the photographs were taken by Samuel H. Gottscho.

7 boxes + 2 map case drawers

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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Kiesler, Frederick, 1892-1965

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Frederick John Kiesler, (born Sept. 22, 1892, Vienna, Austria—died Dec. 27, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Austrian-born American architect, sculptor, and stage designer, best known for his “Endless House,” a womblike, free-form structure. After study at the Technical Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Kiesler worked on a slum clearance and rebuilding project in Vienna with Adolf Loos. In the early 1920s Kiesler began to design for the stage. He designed what was probably the first...

Gottscho, Samuel H. (Samuel Herman), 1875-1971

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Samuel Henry Gottscho was an architectural photographer also known for his photographs of flowers and gardens. With his son-in-law, William H. Schleisner, he established the firm of Gottscho-Schleisner in New York City. From the description of Quarry Farm, Greenwich, Connecticut : Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walker Bagley, 1939. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122568234 Architectural photographer in New York City. Gottscho was also know...

Brenner, Daniel

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American Music Collection

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New York Public Library

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The New York Pubic Library purchased Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of books, pamphlets, prints and photographs in 1926 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and housed at the 135th Street Branch Library of The New York Public Library. L. Hollingsworth Wood was appointed in 1925 by the Board of Trustees of The New York Public Library to purchase and provide guidelines for the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature. Members of the Advisory Committee of the Arthur A. Schomburg Collection, i...

Funaro, Bruno, 1911-1957

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Juilliard School of Music.

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Swan, Nathalie

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