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{"value"=>"3335574", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1956-1985", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1956/1985"}
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{"value"=>"Series I: Drama"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"30 boxes, 22 oversize folders", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"8.52 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>Series I encompasses the design portfolios for plays and dramatic theater performances dating from the mid-1950s through the mid-1980s. This series covers Broadway performances, festivals, and European productions. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title.</p> <p>There is a significant amount of material created for the American Shakespeare Festival which Ter-Arutunian participated in from 1956 to 1961. Numerous design are included for the productions of <span class=\"title\">Twelfth Night</span>, <span class=\"title\">Antony and Cleopatra</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Merchant of Venice</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Much Ado About Nothing</span>.</p> <p>Also present is a large quantity of design documentation for the play <span class=\"title\">Arturo Ui</span> (1963), an allegorical and satirical play written by Bertolt Brecht about the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party. For this production, Ter-Arutunian received a Tony nomination for Best Costume Design.</p> <p>Another production of particular significance is the Greek tragedy <span class=\"title\">Medea</span> from 1966 which starred Italian actress Anna Magnani and premiered in Rome. The portfolios includes photographs; ephemera; costume designs specifically made for Magnani; and a three-dimensional set model depicting fire.</p> <p>Types of materials that appear frequently throughout the Series are set and costume designs; photographs; theater plans; technical drawings; set models and set model pieces; correspondence and notes; and fabric swatches.</p>"}
- date_start
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1956
- keydate
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1956
- date_end
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1985
- date_inclusive_start
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1956
- date_inclusive_end
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1985
- extent_statement
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8.52 linear feet (30 boxes, 22 oversize folders)