Sy Friedman Photographs

Description data TOP

unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Vim 2015-023", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"23319", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b20935107", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1958-1981", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1958/1981"}

{"value"=>"1972-1981", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1972/1981"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Sy Friedman Photographs"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"6.51 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"16 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The collection documents the work of theater photographer Sy Friedman, 1958-1981 (bulk dates 1972-1981)."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Sy Friedman Photographs, *T-Vim 2015-023. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Friedman, Sy, 1919-1985", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Photographer Sy Friedman (Seymour) was born February 23, 1919. With Leo Friedman and Joseph Abeles, he was part of the Friedman-Abeles Studio, preeminent photographers of theater productions from circa 1954 to 1970. Sy Friedman died in 1985.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The collection documents the work of theater photographer Sy Friedman, 1958-1981 (bulk dates 1972-1981). It contains mostly black and white prints, contact sheets and negatives, but also some color slides and negatives of over 60 Broadway and Off-Broadway theater productions, as well as productions that closed out of town.</p> <p>There are production and publicity photographs of original and replacement casts and tours. A number of Friedman's assignments were for the Public Theater, both downtown and at Lincoln Center.</p> <p>Productions well-represented in the collection are <span class=\"title\">Candide</span> (1974), <span class=\"title\">Deathtrap</span> (1978), <span class=\"title\">Grease</span> (1972), <span class=\"title\">My Fair Lady</span> (20th Anniversary revival 1976), <span class=\"title\">The Prince of Grand Street</span> (1978), <span class=\"title\">The Ritz</span> (1974), and <span class=\"title\">Shenandoah</span> (1974). The Tony Awards (1976-1978) and related events are also included.</p> <p>Claudette Colbert, Michael Moriarty, Joseph Papp with Thomas Babe, John Ford Noonan, Miguel Pinero, Dennis Reardon, Michael Weller, and Neil Simon are among the personalities photographed by Friedman.</p> <p>His commercial photography includes a series for U.S. Rubber and screen shots of a Gloria Vandebilt for Murjani Jeans television commercial, that was used in a <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> story, and photos for Warner Cable Communications.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Richard Friedman, October 16, 2015.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Camille Croce Dee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}

dsc_type

combined

date_start

1958

keydate

1958

date_end

1981

date_inclusive_start

1958

date_inclusive_end

1981

date_bulk_start

1972

date_bulk_end

1981

extent_statement

6.51 linear feet (16 boxes)

Update Collection TOP

Update from EAD XML File

Child components TOP

1. Absurd Person Singular [3/1]
2. Ah, Wilderness!
3. Apple Pie - Public Theater [2/1]
4. (The) Art of Dining [3/1]
5. Baker, Bill - Sony Corporation Vice-President
6. Baryshnikov, Mikhail - Introduction to Sleeping Beauty Ballet at English Speaking Union - WNEW-TV
7. Bedroom Farce - American Cast [2/1]
8. Begin, Menachem and Anwar Sadat - Screen Shots of First Meeting in Egypt
9. (The) Belle of Amherst - Julie Harris [4/1]
10. Betrayal - Roy Scheider, Blythe Danner, Raul Julia [4/1]
11. Black, David
12. Candide [8/1]
13. (The) Cherry Orchard - New York Shakespeare Festival at Lincoln Center [2/1]
14. (A) Chorus Line [2/1]
15. Cobb (sp.?), Joseph - Blood Institute of Maine [2/1]
16. (The) Cockeyed Tiger - Astor Place Theatre [2/1]
17. Colbert, Claudette
18. (The) Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare in the Park - Little Italy Locale [2/1]
19. Cracks - Theatre de Lys [2/1]
20. Creditors - See (The) Stronger
21. (The) Crucifer of Blood - Players Club Setups [3/1]
22. Deathtrap [8/1]
23. Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land [3/1]
24. (The) Eccentricities of a Nightingale [2/1]
25. [Eubie!]
26. Faith Healer with James Mason - Candids - Time Magazine - New York Times
27. F.D.R. - The White House Years - Robert Vaughn - Hyde Park, New York [2/1]
28. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, When the Rainbow is Enuf - Public Theater [2/1]
29. Friedman Family / Personal
30. Godspell [2/1]
31. Golda [4/1]
32. G.R. Point - Michael Moriarty [2/1]
33. Grease [22/1]
34. Hamlet - Sam Waterston, Jane Alexander, Maureen Anderman [2/1]
35. Harris, Julie
36. Heartaches of a Pussycat
37. Hello, Dolly! - Pearl Bailey - Pittsburgh [2/1]
38. Hope, Bob - Kalmus Company - with Billy Martin, Howard Cosell
39. I Love My Wife [2/1]
40. I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road - Public Theater [6/1]
41. (The) Innocents - Claire Bloom - Boston
42. Kadison, Dana
43. Kennedy, Ted - Screen Shots of Roger Mudd Interview [2/1]
44. (The) Kingfisher [2/1]
45. Knockout - Danny Aiello [3/1]
46. Long Day's Journey into Night - Kennedy Center Production
47. Man of La Mancha [2/1]
48. (The) Mandrake - Public Theater [2/1]
49. (A) Matter of Gravity - Katharine Hepburn - Toronto [4/1]
50. Meriwether, Lee
51. Michael's Pub - Teddy Wilson Group Playing
52. (The) Misanthrope - New York Shakespeare Festival [2/1]
53. Miss Margarida's Way - Public Theater - Estelle Parsons [3/1]
54. Moriarty, Michael
55. Mrs. Warren's Profession - New York Shakespeare Festival at Vivian Beaumont Theatre - Ruth Gordon, Lynn Redgrave, Philip Bosco [2/1]
56. (The) Music Man - Jones Beach Production [2/1]
57. My Fair Lady [2/1]
58. Nana Mouskouri on Broadway - Broadway Theatre - Opening Night
59. New-Found-Land - See Dirty Linen
60. Papp, Joseph and Five New Authors of Broadway Productions of Public Theater - in Shubert Alley [2/1]
61. Parsons, Estelle
62. (The) Prince of Grand Street [3/1]
63. Pudaloff, Gail - Exercises [2/1]
64. (The) Ritz [6/1]
65. (The) Robber Bridegroom - Showtime
66. Rodgers & Hart [3/1]
67. Same Time, Next Year - Betsy Palmer, Monte Markham [3/1]
68. Savage, Marcia
69. Shenandoah [5/1]
70. Shindig
71. Simon, Neil
72. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue [4/1]
73. Something Old, Something New [3/1]
74. Spotlight [2/1]
75. Strangers - Lois Nettleton, Bruce Dern [2/1]
76. (The) Stronger and Creditors - Public Theater - Rip Torn, Geraldine Page [3/1]
77. (The) Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare in the Park - Raul Julia, Meryl Streep
78. Teibele and Her Demon - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - F. Murray Abraham, Lee Lawson, Laura Esterman, Barry Primus, Stefan Schnabel [4/1]
79. [(A) Texas Trilogy - Backstage and Party]
80. Tony Awards [3/1]
81. Truckload
82. Two Gentlemen of Verona (Musical)
83. U.S. Rubber [3/1]
84. Vanderbilt, Gloria - New York Times - Murjani TV Commercial (Screen Shots)
85. Warner Cable Communications - Qube Device, Booklet
86. Weekend with Feathers - New Haven - Donald O'Connor, Lee Meredith
87. Wilson, Teddy - See Michael's Pub
88. (The) Woods - Public Theater - Chris Sarandon, Christine Lahti [2/1]
89. Unidentified