Television scenic designs

id
5896
origination
N/A
date statement
1949-1965
key date
1949
identifier (local_mss)
22126
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Vim 2011-032
b-number
b19336139
total components
234
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:27 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:49:08 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
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unittitle
{"value"=>"Television scenic designs"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1949-1965", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1949/1965"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"16 boxes (ca. 4,000 drawings)"}, {"name"=>"physfacet", "value"=>"some col"}, {"name"=>"dimensions", "value"=>"87 x 46 cm. or smaller"}], "supress_display"=>true}
date_inclusive_start
1949
date_inclusive_end
1965
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Mostly black and white floor plans, elevations and other technical drawings, as well as sketches and color set designs, primarily for early television programs aired on the ABC television network from 1949 to the 1960s. Television programs include Kraft television theatre (later Pond's theater), The Pat Boone Chevy showroom, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear revue, Pulitzer Prize playhouse, Stop the music, Tales of tomorrow, United States Steel hour, and many others; there are also floor plans and other technical drawings for several commercials. Designers include Howard Barker, Robert Bright, Herbert Brodkin, Tom Ford, Beulah Frankel, Charles Hawkins, Albert Heschong, Romain Johnston, Norman E. Rock, Sy Tomashoff, James Trittipo, and others. Of particular note is a cartoon captioned \"New ABC production unit patented by Heschong & Hawkins.\".</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
note
{"value"=>"<p>A large number of the sketches and designs have captions, possibly for program segments, but the captions do not include program titles</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Many of the floor plans and drawings are signed and stamped with the United Scenic Artists union stamp</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
keydate
1949
prefercite
{"value"=>"Television scenic designs, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
extent_statement
16 boxes (ca. 4,000 drawings) : some col ; 87 x 46 cm. or smaller
abstract
{"value"=>" Mostly black and white floor plans, elevations and other technical drawings, as well as sketches and color set designs, primarily for early television programs aired on the ABC television network from 1949 to the 1960s. Television programs include Kraft television theatre (later Pond's theater), The Pat Boone Chevy showroom, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear revue, Pulitzer Prize playhouse, Stop the music, Tales of tomorrow, United States Steel hour, and many others; there are also floor plans and other technical drawings for several commercials. Designers include Howard Barker, Robert Bright, Herbert Brodkin, Tom Ford, Beulah Frankel, Charles Hawkins, Albert Heschong, Romain Johnston, Norman E. Rock, Sy Tomashoff, James Trittipo, and others. Of particular note is a cartoon captioned \"New ABC production unit patented by Heschong & Hawkins.\".", "generated"=>true}
date_start
1949
date_end
1965

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