- Creator
- Century Lighting, Inc.
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1993-047
- Physical description
- .2 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Century Lighting designs, *T-Mss 1993-047. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Century Lighting, Inc. designs consist of technical drawings of stage lighting control systems produced by the New York-based company. Designs include a portable switchboard for My Fair Lady (1957), a cue control system (labeled "Semi-automatic Punch") for the Arena Stage in Washington (1961), and various designs for the Delacorte Theater (1963), the Fort Worth Center for the Performing Arts (1965), and the 1964 New York World's Fair. The World's Fair designs are for the Chrysler exhibit, the General Electric exhibit, and the Spanish Pavilion.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Marshall S. Spiller, 1993.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2015
Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.