Found 49 collections related to Costume design drawings

Dodger Costumes Ltd. was a theatrical costume company in New York from 1998 to 2005. The Dodger Costume Bibles consist of costume bibles created by costume designers and assistants working on plays and musicals produced by Dodger Theatricals and Stage Entertainment between 1978 and 2005, as well as costume bibles from shows whose costumes were held by the Eaves-Brooks Company until it was sold to Dodger Costumes in 1998. less

Parsons-Meares Ltd. is a New York City-based costume shop that builds costumes for professional theater, dance, and opera. The Parsons-Meares costume bibles includes sketches and renderings (primarily reprographic), color photographs, fitting and sourcing notes, and textile swatches for costumes designed for 19 theater, opera, and ballet productions from the 1990s through 2011, primarily in New York City. Most productions are represented by one bible; some productions have multiple bibles. less

The Helen Hayes papers span the years 1817–1963 and consist of correspondence, the majority from friends and colleagues; speeches and writings, including drafts and handwritten index cards of speeches; clippings from her earliest days in theater and covering her work in film, television, and radio; programs for theatrical productions and awards ceremonies; awards and ephemera including her honorary degrees, appointments to committees, and citations for her charitable work; designs including costume designs for theatrical productions and artwork created by friends and colleagues; photographs, including family photographs, candid shots and professional portraits from childhood, production stills and publicity from theater, film, and radio, and portraits by famous photographers; and scrapbooks, some dedicated to particular theatrical productions and others that cover all aspects of her career and life. less

Marius Sznadjerman was born in Paris in 1926. He escaped to Spain with his parents in 1942, moving to Venezuela where he attended the School of Fine Arts in Caracas. After moving to the United States in 1949, Sznajderman studied at Columbia University with scenic designer Woodman Thompson and printmaker Hans Mueller, receiving both a B.F.A. and M.F.A. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 and has taught at several universities, including New York University, School of Visual Arts and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Sznajderman has also had numerous exhibitions of his work over several decades. Over 350 original designs, principally for sets (mostly color), floor plans, and studies created by Marius Sznajderman for Circle in the Square Theatre and the French Art Theatre in the 1950s. The collection also contains production and research notes, as well as publicity material and posters. There are also some publicity materials for Circle in the Square, programs, fliers, and postcards for individual productions, blueprints, elevations, as well as a number of black and white photographs. Also included are costume designs (possibly for The firebrand, ca. 1924), several sketches, a sketchbook with notes, ca. 1918-ca. 1924, by noted stage designer Woodman Thompson, perhaps related to Sznajderman's research for the play Ludus Coventriae. In addition to Sznajderman's set designs, studies, floor plans, and production notes for the French Art Theatre, New York City (Eve Daniel, director), there are subscription letters and 7 posters, ca. 1951-1958. less

Designer, producer and writer, John Boyt (1921-1983) was born in Newark, New Jersey. From the 1940s to the early 1980s, Boyt designed costumes, sets, and occasionally lighting, for theater, dance, opera, television, and film. His credits include Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theater productions, as well as New York City Ballet and New York City Opera. Original costume designs by John Boyt and a few pages of notes for three Broadway productions: 12 designs for J. M. Synge's The playboy of the western world (1946) with Burgess Meredith; 36 designs for William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (1947) with Katharine Cornell and Charlton Heston; and 37 designs for The lovers by Leslie Stevens (1956) with Morris Carnovsky and Joanne Woodward. A number of the sketches have notes written on the versos. less

The Ruth Morley Papers document the career of Ruth Morley, costume designer for theater, opera, motion pictures and television. The materials date from 1940-1990 (bulk years 1925-2005) and include production materials such as costume plots and notes, sketches, and swatches; production notes, schedules, and contact lists; costume and research photographs and slides; correspondence, contracts and financial records, as well as a substantial number of scripts. The collection also includes professional papers such as correspondence, coursework and lecture notes, research materials, and theatrical vendor brochures. There are no personal papers in this collection. less

Aline Bernstein (1882-1955), New York City designer for theater, opera and dance performances from 1920s to 1950s, began her career designing for productions at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and later on for Broadway, operas and dance productions. Her credits include The little clay cart (1924), The game of love and death (1929), The happy time (1950), and Regina (1949), an opera for which Bernstein's designs won a Tony Award in 1950. Bernstein was also the author of 3 books: two novels, Three blue suits (1933) and The journey down (1938); and An actor's daughter (1941), an autobiography of her early life. Original costume and set designs, notes and correspondence of Aline Bernstein. Includes ca. 135 color designs and 306 preliminary pencil sketches, many with swatches attached. The correspondence mostly covers letters of appreciation by readers of Bernstein's two novels. The collection includes some 1929-1930 letters and postcards by author Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938), with whom Bernstein had a relationship in 1925-1930. less

Alvin Colt is an award-winning costume and scenic designer that has worked in film, television and theater. The collection consists mainly of costume designs for television productions from the 1970s and 1980s, but also includes scenic designs for stage productions drawn early in his career (1935-1947). less

Willa Kim, costume designer, was nominated for a Tony Award in 1989 for her work on this production. Consists of color copies of eleven sheets of costume designs for the musical LEGS DIAMOND that opened at Broadway's Mark Hellinger Theatre on December 26, 1988. The drawings are signed and have notes on materials to be used. Includes costumes for Julie Wilson (Flo), Peter Allen (Jack Diamond), Randall Edwards (Kiki Roberts), and members of the chorus. less

Charles Ludlam, actor, director, and playwright, was born April 12, 1943. He began his career in 1966 with the PlayHouse of the Ridiculous, both as a performer and playwright. Artistic differences caused Ludlam to leave and form his own company, The Ridiculous Theatrical Company, which achieved international recognition. Ludlam's three most successful plays were BLUEBEARD, STAGE BLOOD, and CAMILLE. Although the company attracted grant funding, it was always on the edge of the avant-garde and finances were uncertain. The company made its final tour with Ludlam in the first months of 1980 and then disbanded. Ludlam died on May 28, 1987. The collection consists of diaries, notebooks, scripts, set and costume designs, clippings, transcripts of interviews, and manuscript pages from a published collection of Ludlam's plays. This material was collected as research material for The Complete Plays of Charles Ludlam. The material provides valuable insight into every stage of Ludlam's playwriting process from the development of an idea to its realization on stage. Since Ludlam relied so heavily on improvisation, the information contained in the notebooks and plot outlines in this collection cannot be found anywhere else. less

Paul Morrison (1906-1980), whose prolific theatrical career began in New York with the Theatre Guild and Group Theatre, designed sets, lighting and costumes for more than 60 Broadway productions, often working in multiple capacities. This collection includes many of his scenic and lighting designs and a few costume designs, as well as notes and sketches. less

Florence Klotz (1920-2006) was an American theatrical costume designer. A winner of seven Tony Awards, Klotz is best known for designing costumes for productions directed by Harold Prince, including Follies, A Little Night Music, and On the Twentieth Century. The Florence Klotz papers contain scrapbooks and costume design materials from shows Klotz designed. This collection includes eight designs by Klotz's mentor, the American theatrical costume designer Lucinda D. Ballard (1906-1993). less

Desmond Heeley (1931-2016) was a British-born costume and set designer for theater, ballet, and opera who worked internationally. Through original sketches, prints, production bibles, reference files, photographs, and correspondence, the Desmond Heeley designs and production files primarily document the North American portion of Heeley's career. less

Ben Edwards (1916-1999) was an American scenic designer and art director, and occasional lighting designer, costume designer, and producer, working in theatre, industrial shows, film, and television. The Ben Edwards designs and papers (1884-1999, bulk dates: 1938-1999) document his career and personal life with designs, drawings, research files, letters, and other files. less

The Broadway Bound production materials, dating from 1994 to 2005, chronicle the process of creating musicals performed by Broadway Bound, Inc. on Queen Elizabeth 2, a luxury ocean liner that sailed between Southampton, England and New York City. The collection holds administrative files, correspondence, costume and set designs, photographs, playbills, a poster, scripts, scores, and audio and video recordings. less

Martin "Marty" Pakledinaz (1953-2012) was an American costume designer known for his work in Broadway and Off-Broadway theater, opera, and dance. His designs, dated 1981 to 2011, contain costume bibles and production files for over thirty-five productions. Focusing primarily on his work in New York City, the collection showcases the evolution of Pakledinaz's creative process and style throughout his career. less

Bonnie Cashin was born on Sept. 28, 1908 (published dates vary) in Fresno, California. While still a teenager, she received her first professional assignment for the producers of the Fanchon and Marco dance troupe. Moving with the troupe to New York, circa 1934, Cashin began designing for stage shows at the Roxy Theatre. Around 1937, she became head designer for Adler & Adler, a New York City coat and suit manufacturer. Cashin went back to California in 1943, where she worked until 1949 on some 60 Twentieth Century-Fox motion pictures. Cashin returned to fashion design around 1950, becoming one of America's most influential designers and winning numerous awards. She died while undergoing open heart surgery at New York University Hospital, New York City, on Feb. 3, 2000. Approximately 211 color costume designs, mostly for motion pictures, circa 1944 - circa 1949, including Anna and the king of Siam, 1946; Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, 1945; Home in Indiana, 1944; Junior miss, 1945; Laura, 1944; A tree grows in Brooklyn, 1945; and Where do we go from here?, 1945. There are also some designs and photographs for the Roxy Theatre stage shows, circa 1930s, as well as 2 designs (unused) for Lincoln Center usherette uniforms, ca. 1960. less