Herbert Bittner collection of scenic designs, compiled by Herbert Bittner ca. 1940s

id
2718
origination
Bittner, Herbert
date statement
1790-1850 /
key date
1790
identifier (local_mss)
22124
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Vim 2011-067
b-number
b19322887
total components
23
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:33 UTC
updated
2022-09-26 15:10:36 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
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unittitle
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1790-1850 /", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1790/1850"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes (104 drawings)"}, {"name"=>"physfacet", "value"=>"some col., mounted on board"}, {"name"=>"dimensions", "value"=>"39 x 54 cm. or smaller"}], "supress_display"=>true}
origination
{"value"=>"Bittner, Herbert", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Publisher and editor of art books, Herbert Bittner was born in Breslau, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1934. Bittner owned a publishing house specializing in fine art, and authored and edited several books on art and leading artists. He died in New York in 1960.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Drawings of stage design in pencil, ink, or watercolor on paper, mounted on board, drawn by European designers of the late 18th and 19th century, such as Joseph Platzer, Lorenzo Sacchetti, and anonymous designers from the Austrian and Northern Italian Schools.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Several drawings include note on verso: Herbert Bittner, 27 Nov. 1942</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Several drawings are labeled, numbered, include prices, or \"for sale\" notes on verso</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Drawings are arranged by artist</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
langmaterial_code
ger
ita
eng
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Some drawings include notes in German or Italian"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Herbert Bittner collection of scenic designs, compiled by Herbert Bittner ca. 1940s, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
date_inclusive_start
1790
date_inclusive_end
1850
keydate
1790
extent_statement
3 boxes (104 drawings) : some col., mounted on board ; 39 x 54 cm. or smaller
abstract
{"value"=>"Publisher and editor of art books, Herbert Bittner was born in Breslau, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1934. Bittner owned a publishing house specializing in fine art, and authored and edited several books on art and leading artists. He died in New York in 1960. Drawings of stage design in pencil, ink, or watercolor on paper, mounted on board, drawn by European designers of the late 18th and 19th century, such as Joseph Platzer, Lorenzo Sacchetti, and anonymous designers from the Austrian and Northern Italian Schools.", "generated"=>true}
date_start
1790
date_end
1850

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