Set and costume designs collection, 1869-1986, 1910-1950 (bulk).

Ballard, Lucinda, 1906-1993

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Lucinda Ballard (April 3, 1906 – August 19, 1993) was an American costume designer who worked primarily in Broadway theatre. Born Lucinda Davis Goldsborough in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ballard studied at the Art Students League in New York City. Her first professional credits was as the scenic and costume designer for a 1937 production of As You Like It. In 1945, she won the Donaldson Award for the costumes she designed for I Remember Mama. Two years later she was the first person to win the T...

Randolph, Robert, 1612 or 1613-1671

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Minnelli, Vincente

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Campbell, Patton

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Theatrical designer Patton Campbell (1926- ) graduated from Yale College in 1950 and received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1952, where he studied design under Donald Oenslager. Although Campbell's training covered sets, lighting and costumes, costumes were to become his primary focus. Campbell's Broadway debut in 1955 was as scenic and lighting designer for THE GRAND PRIZE at the Plymouth Theatre. He then went on, early in his Broadway career, to a...

Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975

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Donald Mitchell Oenslager was born on March 7, 1902, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Following graduation from Harvard University in 1923, he was an instructor in scenic design at Middlebury College, Vermont. In 1925, his former Harvard instructor, George Pierce Baker, appointed him to the faculty of the Department of Drama of the Yale School of Fine Arts. Oenslager taught design at Yale until his retirement in 1970. While at Yale, he designed sets for over 250 plays, operas, ballets, and musicals ...

Johnston, Mabel E.

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Museum of the city of New York

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The Works Progress Administration sponsored seven photographers for the Federal Art Project for specific projects in New York City. From the description of Works Progress Administration photographic negative collection, 1937-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155487078 Incorporated in 1923 to collect objects which illustrate the growth and progress of New York City and to educate the public about the city's history. From the description of Records, 1927-1985. (...

Colt, Alvin

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Alvin Colt (1915-), award-winning costume and scenic designer for theater, film and television. From the description of Thirteen daughters costume design, 1961. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517311 Alvin Colt (1916-2008), Tony Award winning costume designer. From the description of Costume designs, 1964. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 726910318 Alvin Colt (1915-), award-winning costume and scenic designer ...

Chaney, Stewart

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Designer Stewart Chaney (1910-1969) was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied theatre at Yale University under George Pierce Baker, and painting with Andre L'Hote in Paris. He considered his sets for Life with father, 1939, The voice of the turtle, 1943, and the 1935 production of Ghosts with Alla Nazimova his finest. In addition to designing both sets and costumes for numerous theatre productions, Chaney also designed for ballet and opera, as well as motion pictures...

Fox, Frederick B.

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Jones, Robert Edmund

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Robert Edmond Jones was born in 1887, and spent his career as a theater set designer. He also worked on the production of early Technicolor films as a color consultant. As a stage designer, Jones is best known for his simplified sets that complemented the action of a production and his dramatic use of color in costuming and lighting. From the description of Robert Edmond Jones papers, 1916 - 1963. (Wesleyan University). WorldCat record id: 299159602 Jones graduated from Harv...