Raphael Bernstein collection, 1956-2002

Summary Information

Description

Summary

138 original scenic, costume, and prop designs, executed variously in watercolor, gouache, pastel, ink, colored pencil, and graphite pencil for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival or Canada, as well as some related items. Some of the designs have attached fabric swatches. The bulk of the work is designs for Shakespearean plays, but there are also designs for other works such as "The Man of La Mancha" and Gogol's "The Government Inspector.".

In the collection there is a three-ringed binder of individually cataloged images, as well as a publication by the Hood Museum of Art"Designs for theatre : Stratford Festival, 1954-1990 / Hood Museum of Art, in association with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada".

• Benson, Susan

• Brown, Lewis

• Clark, Patrick

• Curtis, Ann

• Dean, Charlotte

• Hanson, Debra

• Heeley, Desmond

• Hurry, Leslie

• Mann, Martha

• Mitchell, Clare

• Moiseiwitsch, Tanya

• Paraschuk, Douglas

• Paye, Robert Fraser

• Pennoyer, John

• Silver, Philip

• Thorne, Gary Thomas

• Unidentified

• Wallace, V.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by individual artists. The Call Number is from the three-ringed binder of individually cataloged images which is part of the collection.

• Benson, Susan
• Brown, Lewis
• Clark, Patrick
• Curtis, Ann
• Dean, Charlotte
• Hanson, Debra
• Heeley, Desmond
• Hurry, Leslie
• Mann, Martha
• Mitchell, Clare
• Moiseiwitsch, Tanya
• Paraschuk, Douglas
• Paye, Robert Fraser
• Pennoyer, John
• Silver, Philip
• Thorne, Gary Thomas
• Unidentified
• Wallace, V.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Raphael Bernstein collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Purchased by Raphael Bernstein.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2006-2007-M8: Source of acquisition--Raphael Bernstein. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--July 2006.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Artwork surveyed am 7/28/2006.

This collection was processed by Alyssa Meyers (GSAS 2012). Finding aid written by Alyssa Meyers in April 2007.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Raphael Bernstein received his B.S. from Columbia University's School of Engineering in 1956 and his M.B.A. in 1959. The Parnassus Foundation was established in December 1986 by Raphael and Jane Bernstein for purposes that include the encouragement of original creative work in the arts and humanities.

The Shakespearean Stratford Festival was established in 1953. The festival is world renowned and takes place in four theatres throughout the city: the Festival Theatre, Avon Theatre, Tom Patterson Theatre and the Studio Theatre. Celebrities such as Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, and Dame Maggie Smith have performed at the festival.

Subject Headings

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