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United Scenic Artists exam designs

Title: United Scenic Artists exam designs, circa 1938-circa 1942.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2011-256 Box 1	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Still image	Supervised use	*T-Vim 2011-256 Box 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

2 boxes (circa 63 drawings) : some col.; 60 x 39 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Original color and black and white set and costume designs, submitted by designers as membership requirements for United Scenic Artists.

Genre/Form

Costume design drawings.
Set design drawings.

Note

Several designs have "WT" (possibly Woodman Thompson's initials) written on them.
A number of the designs are on, or attached to, exam sheets.
There are several designs with illegible signatures.

Call Number

*T-Vim 2011-256

OCLC

774377936

Title

United Scenic Artists exam designs, circa 1938-circa 1942.

Biography

United Scenic Artists is a labor union and professional association of designers, artists and craftspeople. Founded in 1897 as the United Scenic Artists Association, it was organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries. United Scenic Artists' members must pass rigorous entrance examinations and work in film, theatre, opera, ballet, television, industrial shows, commercials, and exhibitions.

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