Eugene Berman works

id
11358
origination
Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972
date statement
circa 1940-1949
key date
1940
identifier (local_mss)
181346
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD-Res. 522
b-number
b22260364
total components
4
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2021-06-22 15:02:28 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"181346", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZMD-Res. 522", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22260364", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1940-1949", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/1949", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Eugene Berman works"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.13 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Eugene Berman was a Russian-American painter and set and costume designer for ballet and opera. This collection consists of design sketches and one statuette of his work.  "}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a Russian-American painter and set and costume designer for ballet and opera. The brother of the painter Leonid Berman, Eugene Berman was born in St. Petersburg, educated in art at the Académie Ranson in Paris from 1920 to 1922, and immigrated to America in 1937, where he began his career in theater. Artistically he was noted for his Baroque and surrealist designs. He worked on hundreds of Metropolitan Opera productions, as well as performances for European opera companies. He married the American actress Ona Munson (903-1955) in 1950, retired in 1957, and died while living in Rome in 1972.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of four items: three illustrations and one statuette. One illustration is for a theatrical production and the other two illustrations are possibly for a production of the opera <span class=\"title\">Fidelio</span>. The statuette is possibly a design for a ballet set. </p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by <span class=\"name\">John Day</span> in <span class=\"date\">2019</span>.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Stacey Ference</span> in <span class=\"date\">2020</span>.</p>"}
date_start
1940
keydate
1940
date_end
1949
date_inclusive_start
1940
date_inclusive_end
1949
extent_statement
1.13 linear feet (2 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Eugene Berman works, *MGZMD-Res. 522. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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