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{"value"=>"1981-2011", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1981/2011"}
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{"value"=>"Martin Pakledinaz designs"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"101 boxes, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"41.55 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
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- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"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."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
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{"value"=>"Pakledinaz, Martin", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Martin \"Marty\" Pakledinaz was an American costume designer known for his work in national and international theaters, dance companies, opera houses, and film. Pakledinaz was born in Sterling Heights, Michigan on September 1, 1953. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Wayne State University, he earned a Master's degree in drama from the University of Michigan in 1975. Pakledinaz moved to Manhattan in 1977, and began his theater career as an assistant designer working with Theoni V. Aldredge on <span class=\"title\">42nd Street</span> (1980) and <span class=\"title\">Onward Victoria</span> (1980). Pakledinaz's first Broadway credit as a costume designer was for the short-lived 1981 comedy <span class=\"title\">Inacent Black</span>. Throughout the 1980s, he worked on productions at The York Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, and the Roundabout Theatre Company. Pakledinaz worked on over thirty-five Broadway and Off-Broadway productions throughout his thirty-year career.</p> <p>Pakledinaz was nominated for ten Tony Awards over his lifetime, receiving his first nomination in 1997 for <span class=\"title\">The Life</span>. He won for his designs in the 1999 revival of <span class=\"title\">Kiss Me, Kate</span> and again in 2002 for <span class=\"title\">Thoroughly Modern Millie</span>. He was also nominated for his work on <span class=\"title\">Nice Work If You Can Get It</span> (2012), <span class=\"title\">Anything Goes</span> (2011), <span class=\"title\">Lend Me A Tenor</span> (2010), <span class=\"title\">Blithe Spirit</span> (2009), <span class=\"title\">Gypsy</span> (2008), <span class=\"title\">The Pajama Game</span> (2006) and <span class=\"title\">Golden Child</span> (1998).</p> <p>Other notable Broadway work by Pakledinaz includes the 2007 <span class=\"title\">Grease</span> revival, <span class=\"title\">The Pirate Queen</span> (2007), and <span class=\"title\">Master Class</span> (2011). Off-Broadway credits include <span class=\"title\">The Trip to Bountiful</span> (2005).</p> <p>Pakledinaz also designed for opera, dance, film, and regional theaters. In 2007, he designed costumes for the New York City Ballet's <span class=\"title\">The Nightingale and the Rose</span> and <span class=\"title\">Iphigénie en Tauride</span> with the Metropolitan Opera. He frequently collaborated with director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall, choreographer Mark Morris, composer Kaija Saariaho, and director Peter Sellars. Though he worked primarily in New York City, Pakledinaz also designed costumes for opera houses and dance companies in Seattle, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Sante Fe, Houston, Toronto, Salzburg, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Helsinki and Gothenburg.</p> <p>Martin Pakledinaz died from brain cancer on July 8, 2012, and was posthumously inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame on January 28, 2013.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Martin Pakledinaz collection dates from 1981 to 2011, and chronicles Pakledinaz's creative process and professional output as a costume designer. The materials focus primarily on his work in New York City, and are arranged into two groupings: Production Bibles and Personal Files.</p> <p>The Production Bibles, compiled by Pakledinaz, are composed of material related to both costume design and general show production. They comprise the bulk of the collection and are arranged alphabetically by production title. The costume bible materials, which make up the majority of this grouping, include original and reproduced sketches, research files, manuscript notes, photographs, textile swatches, material sourcing information, costume and palette plots, and other ephemera produced during the course of Pakledinaz's career in New York City. Photographs of costume construction, actor fittings, and final costume iterations are common in 2004 and later productions. Some audio and video recordings of performances and cast events related to the production of <span class=\"title\">The Pirate Queen</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Nightingale and the Rose</span> are also included.</p> <p>Shows that went on tour after opening on Broadway, such as <span class=\"title\">Kiss Me, Kate</span> (1999) and <span class=\"title\">Grease</span> (2007), have tour bibles in addition to original production bibles. Large cast productions, such as <span class=\"title\">Thoroughly Modern Millie</span> (2002), have separate bibles for principal, ensemble, understudy, and swing cast members, as well as bibles dedicated solely to shoes, hats, and accessories.</p> <p>In addition to material solely related to costume design and fabrication, the collection also contains financial reimbursement forms, awards, bid bibles, rehearsal reports, staging notes, photographs, playbills, souvenir brochures, promotional materials, and reviews. Correspondence with cast, crew, and producers are also present.</p> <p>The collection does not include bibles for every production that Pakledinaz worked on throughout his career. The bulk of the collection is related to his work in New York City, including touring productions that originally premiered on Broadway. Bibles for work with other national or international theaters, dance companies, or opera houses are largely absent.</p> <p>Bibles related to Pakledinaz's final shows, <span class=\"title\">Chaplin</span> (2012) and <span class=\"title\">Nice Work If You Can Get It</span> (2012), are not included, nor are bibles from the first four shows in which he was credited as costume designer. Many of his early or smaller shows are either represented only via production files with no accompanying costume bibles, or are not present in the materials at all. All of Pakledinaz's Tony Award-nominated productions are included, with the exception of <span class=\"title\">Anything Goes</span> and <span class=\"title\">Nice Work</span>.</p> <p>The Personal Files include correspondence, photographs, and video clips with or from friends, unrelated to Pakledinaz's professional career.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Martin Pakledinaz in May 2012.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Em Longan</span> in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
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1981
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1981
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2011
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1981
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2011
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41.55 linear feet (101 boxes, 1 oversize folder). 20.7 gigabytes (18,472 computer files)
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{"value"=>"Martin Pakledinaz designs, *T-Vim 2012-024. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}