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Florine Stettheimer papers, 1920-1940

55 Linear Feet 6 manuscript boxes (boxes 1-4, 5A, 5B); 3 index card boxes (boxes 5D, 6-7), 6 flat boxes (boxes 5C, 8-12); 59 custom boxes for figures/props in Series III.3; 1 scrapbook; 21 sketchbooks
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This collection includes correspondence, original artwork, journals and scrapbooks of Stettheimer's work, photographs of her paintings, apartments, family and friends, catalogues, books and articles pertaining to Stettheimer's paintings and exhibits and puppets for Four Saints in Three Acts and the (unfinished) ballet Pocahontas.

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Florine Stettheimer papers, 1920-1940 55 Linear Feet 6 manuscript boxes (boxes 1-4, 5A, 5B); 3 index card boxes (boxes 5D, 6-7), 6 flat boxes (boxes 5C, 8-12); 59 custom boxes for figures/props in Series III.3; 1 scrapbook; 21 sketchbooks

Helen Pond and Herbert Senn set design collection, 1950-1995

?? Linear Feet xx boxes
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This collection of set design renderings is a subset of the larger collection and consists of designs for theater and opera productions in Boston, New York, Connecticut, London, and England, as well as on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The colorful renderings capture the lively approach Helen and Herbert took to set design.

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Helen Pond and Herbert Senn set design collection, 1950-1995 ?? Linear Feet xx boxes

James Woodman Thompson papers, 1909-1955

109 boxes 109 boxes, 5 pkgs, 12 map case drawers
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Correspondence, documents, memorabilia, photographs, original drawings, sketches and studies, and printed materials of Thompson. Correspondence, mostly uncataloged, relating to purchases made in Spain, France, and Italy during 1928; documents; memorabilia; photographs; printed material including publicity, books, engravings, and reproductions; an illustration file containing source illustrations for architectural details, costumes -- subdivided by century, country, societal role, sex, age, and by countries, crafts, painting, styles, etc., and including some original Thompson drawings; a production file containing related correspondence and documents; miscellaneous commissioned projects; and Thompson Studies, including studies done by Thompson, his work as a student, and materials pertaining to his activities as a teacher.

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James Woodman Thompson papers, 1909-1955 109 boxes 109 boxes, 5 pkgs, 12 map case drawers

Joseph Urban papers, 1893-1998

135 linear feet ca. 11,530 items in 42 boxes; 86 flat boxes; 147 board-portfolios; 12 map case drawers; 45 boxes of glass plates and acetate negatives; 328 set models
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Collection contains watercolor renderings, sketches, technical drawings (ground plans, elevations and details), photographs, glass plate and acetate negatives, scrapbooks, set models and some related papers covering Urban's career in Vienna and New York as an architect, set designer, decorator and illustrator. There is a thorough representation of his New York career including his set designs for Florenz Ziegfeld (1915-1932) and the Metropolitan Opera (1917-1933). The collection also contains information on Urban's work for William Randolph Hearst as art director for Cosmopolitan Studios, his exhibitions including his 1921 Wiener Werkstätte store, and his many architectural projects. Biographical information and research gathered by Richard Cole and Randolph Carter including contributions from his daughter,Gretl Urban, and biographical notes and some letters from his widow, Mary Urban, are also present.

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Joseph Urban papers, 1893-1998 135 linear feet ca. 11,530 items in 42 boxes; 86 flat boxes; 147 board-portfolios; 12 map case drawers; 45 boxes of glass plates and acetate negatives; 328 set models

Tibor Gergely papers and drawings, 1935-1977

9 linear feet 10 boxes; 2 oversize boxes; 9 mapcase drawers
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Correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, watercolors, sketches, proofs, and printed materials. The collection includes original watercolor, pen-and-ink, and pencil illustrations for fifty books by various authors, beginning with Georges Duplaix's TOPSY TURVY CIRCUS (1940), and continuing with Golden Book's Scuffy the Tugboat & Tootles the Train by Gertrude Crampton; Duplaix's The Merry Shipwreck; Kipling's The Jungle Books, and the artist's dummy for The Wheel on the Chimney by Margaret Wise Brown, a Caldecott Honor book. Also included are illustrations for nineteen books by Gergely; advertising and commercial art of the 1940s, political cartoons and carricatures from the 1930s 1940s in Europe and America; designs for greeting cards, posters, and record jackets; and eighteen watercolor drawings for NEW YORKER covers, many of which were published in the 1940s. A selection of manuscripts, correspondence, and printed materials is also included in the collection.

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Tibor Gergely papers and drawings, 1935-1977 9 linear feet 10 boxes; 2 oversize boxes; 9 mapcase drawers