Richard Harrison Senie set designs

id
5220
origination
Senie, Richard Harrison
date statement
1950-1962
key date
1950
identifier (local_mss)
22125
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Vim 2011-068
b-number
b19322890
total components
24
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:15 UTC
updated
2022-09-26 15:10:43 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Vim 2011-068", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22125", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Richard Harrison Senie set designs"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1950-1962", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1962"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes (ca. 240 drawings)"}, {"name"=>"physfacet", "value"=>"pencil or ink on paper"}, {"name"=>"dimensions", "value"=>"62 x 97 cm. or smaller"}], "supress_display"=>true}
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1962
origination
{"value"=>"Senie, Richard Harrison", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Artist", "role_code"=>"art"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Scenic designer Richard Harrison Senie, born in 1916 in New Hampshire, designed sets for several television shows, many of which were produced by NBC Studio, such as I remember Mama, the Armstrong circle theatre, and The Gabby Hayes show. In 1951, Senie also designed the sets for Broadway's St. Joan, which opened in Oct. 1951 at the Cort Theatre. He died in 1986 in New York City.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Originals and copies of set designs, sketches, and technical drawings such as elevations, floorplans, and hanging plots. Designs are primarily for television sets of shows produced by NBC, but also include designs and a three-dimensional stage model for St. Joan, Senie's only theatrical production.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Most designs are stamped with union stamp and signed by Senie</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Dates are as they appear on the designs. They may be different from the dates shows aired</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Television show sponsors are often mentioned in the designs</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
keydate
1950
prefercite
{"value"=>"Richard Harrison Senie set designs, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
extent_statement
3 boxes (ca. 240 drawings) : pencil or ink on paper ; 62 x 97 cm. or smaller
abstract
{"value"=>"Scenic designer Richard Harrison Senie, born in 1916 in New Hampshire, designed sets for several television shows, many of which were produced by NBC Studio, such as I remember Mama, the Armstrong circle theatre, and The Gabby Hayes show. In 1951, Senie also designed the sets for Broadway's St. Joan, which opened in Oct. 1951 at the Cort Theatre. He died in 1986 in New York City. Originals and copies of set designs, sketches, and technical drawings such as elevations, floorplans, and hanging plots. Designs are primarily for television sets of shows produced by NBC, but also include designs and a three-dimensional stage model for St. Joan, Senie's only theatrical production.", "generated"=>true}
date_start
1950
date_end
1962

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