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Creator
Powell, Gabriel M., 1902-
Call number
8MWEZ+++29440
Physical description
7 paintings
Preferred Citation
Theatrical designs [graphic] / Gabriel M. Powell, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Gabriel M. Powell, artist and designer was born in 1902. His early career, in the 1930's, was in dance where he worked as a dancer and designer for the Gluck-Sandor Ballet Theatre. Among the company were such noted dancers as Klarna Pinska, Jose Limon and Jerome Robbins. By 1936, however, he was a designer of theatrical sets, and created the set for OUTWARD BOUND at the Forrest Theatre. Later productions included work on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Irving Berlin. In his later years, Mr. Powell concentrated on his career as an easel artist. The Gabriel M. Powell Theatrical Designs consist of both costume and set designs for productions throughout his career.

Scope and arrangement

The Theatrical designs [graphic] / Gabriel M. Powell is arranged in two series:

  • Series I - Biographical Notes

    This series includes handwritten biographical reminiscences by Gabriel M. Powell concerning his career, as well as a page from a 1936 issue of Theatre Arts illustrating some of his early designs.

  • Series II - Theatrical Designs

    This series contains watercolor set designs and two costume designs. Set designs included are from MACBETH, OUTWARD BOUND, THE LOVES OF ANATOL, PERSONAL APPEARANCE, THE DOLLAR and ACCENT ON YOUTH. The costume designs are from KING LEAR and PETER PAN.

Administrative information

Related Material

Powell Theatrical and Ballet Designs

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Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor