Boris Israelevich Anisfeld papers

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Boris Israelevich Anisfeld papers

1917-1984

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Biographical information and personal documents; correspondence; inventories of his work; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; a scrapbook; and miscellany. A large group of letters, 1967-1971, from Anisfeld's nurse to his daughter, Mrs. Otis Chatfield-Taylor, also included.

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Anisfeld, Boris Israelevich, 1879-1973

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Born in Russia, Anisfeld was a sculptor, painter, and set designer. He studied at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg (1901-1909) and was involved with book design and illustration before changing his course of study to stage design. In 1911, Serge Diaghilev of the Ballet Russe asked him to design the ballet production of Sadko . Anisfeld created designs for the New York Metropolitan Opera, including The Snow Maiden in 1922. He also taught at the Chicago Art Institute. From the gui...