Found 17 collections related to Sketchbooks

Filtering on: x1901 - 1950
King, Eleanor, 1906-1991
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 96
27 linear feet (49 boxes)
Eleanor King was a pioneer in the field of modern dance. She was an an original dancer of the Humphrey-Weidman group, a choreographer, and a teacher. Miss King became one of the first dance instructors in the United States, she was a professor in... more
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1541
William Henry Jackson was an American photographer, artist and writer best known for his landscapes of the American West. He acted as photographer for the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories in 1870-1879, producing some of... more
Daugherty, James, 1889-1974
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 494
.3 linear feet (2 boxes)
The James and Charles Daugherty collection dates from about 1915 to 1938 and contains drawings by American artists and children's book authors James Henry Daugherty and his son Charles. The collection is primarily comprised of studies of American... more
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Rukeyser
ca. 2, 290 items
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, notebooks, financial and legal documents, certificates, sketchbooks, and pictorial works.
Enters, Angna, 1897-1989
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 158
158 boxes
Angna Enters was a dancer and mime, a painter and writer. She developed nearly 300 separate characters for her touring Theater of Angna Enters from 1928-1960. She was a well-known artist and sculptor. Enters designed and... more
Hirschfeld, Al
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2011-108
49.12 linear feet (108 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 oversized folder); 10.5 mb (7 computer files)
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was an American caricaturist known for his distinctive black and white line drawings. The Al Hirschfeld papers (1905-2006) hold thousands of photographs documenting twentieth-century theater, film, and television; they... more
Myers, Henry, 1893-1975
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-MSS 2012-016
9.56 linear feet (26 boxes)
Henry Myers (1893-1975) was an American writer and lyricist who wrote in many genres of fiction including plays, musicals, motion pictures, revues, and novels. Before becoming a writer, Myers was a composer and classical pianist. The Henry Myers... more
Berg, Vernon E. (Vernon Edward), 1951-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3444
Artist and gay rights activist Copy Berg was born Vernon E. Berg, III on July 10, 1951. He attended the United States Naval Academy from 1970-1974 and then served with the U. S. Navy Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. In 1975 the Navy sought to... more
Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Yeats, JaB
130 items
This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence, portraits, six sketchbooks dating from 1900 to 1908, and pictorial works.
Cooper, Madge Huntington
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18248
2.35 linear feet (8 boxes)
The Ford, Roelker, and Turle families were united by intermarriage and resided in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. The members of these families include the descendants of Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891), a prominent businessman and lawyer,... more
Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Chesterton
67 items
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, an undated notebook, legal and financial documents, a sketchbook, and a portrait sketch.
Crowe, Eyre, 1824-1910
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 702
21 v. in 1 box
English painter. Sketchbooks, 1859-1904, with memoranda, include studies for well-known works, among them Burial of Goldsmith (1863) and Rouen Fish Market (1884).
Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Cummings
430 items
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, financial documents, portraits, pictorial works and a sketchbook.
Dana, Lillian E
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 726
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Student's notebook containing drawing lessons and pencil and crayon sketches illustrating drawing techniques. Some sketches are accompanied by poems. Kept by Lillian E. Dana of New York City, ca. 1905-1906. Some loose sketches inserted
Knorr, Arthur, 1898-1966
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-001
60 linear feet (125 boxes)
The majority of the Knorr papers is comprised of set designs and production materials. The collection illustrates Knorr’s multiple talents and his unifying role as a producer. The designs and plans include Knorr’s early work for the Capitol and... more
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 302
34 linear feet (64 boxes, 2 v.)
Papers consist of family and general correspondence, Bigelow's writings, biographical materials, papers of his first and second wives, and related materials. Family correspondence, 1864-1954, and general correspondence, 1880-1954, contain chiefly... more
Gard, Alex
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2010-029
8 boxes ( ca. 925 drawings) : some col ; 61 cm x 55 cm. or smaller
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1900, Gard emigrated to the United States in 1924. Perhaps Gard's most famous works are his caricatures of Broadway celebrities for the walls of Sardi's restaurant, for which he was paid in meals. His drawings also... more
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