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Boris Aronson gift of non-Aronson designs

Title: Boris Aronson gift of non-Aronson designs, 1920-1935.

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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 2013-105 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 2013-105 Box 2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description

2 boxes (53 designs) : some col.; 50 x 30 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Includes 53 mostly color designs, or painter's elevations, for backdrops, olios, and sets for unidentified productions, ca. 1920-1935, donated by noted scenic designer Boris Aronson.

Genre/Form

Elevations.
Set design drawings.
Theater curtains.

Note

One design is initialed F.C. and another is possibly signed R. Stinton (illegible).

Source (note)

Boris Aronson.

Call Number

*T-Vim 2013-105

OCLC

849312301

Title

Boris Aronson gift of non-Aronson designs, 1920-1935.

Biography

Noted scenic designer, Boris Aronson, was born in Kiev on Oct. 15, ca. 1900. He studied art in Russia, Paris and Berlin, emigrating to New York ca. 1923, where he worked in the Yiddish theater, and then with the Group Theatre under Harold Clurman. His first production on Broadway was the musical revue Walk a little faster in 1932. Aronson went on to design over 100 productions, including ballets and operas, winning 6 Tony awards for his work in the theatre. Among his most notable productions are Awake and sing! by Clifford Odets, 1935, The rose tattoo by Tennessee Williams, 1951; with director Harold Prince: Fiddler on the roof, 1964; Cabaret, 1966; Zorba, 1968; Company, 1970; Follies, 1971; and Pacific overtures, 1976. Aronson also worked as a painter and sculptor. In 1945, Aronson married Lisa Jalowetz, his assistant from 1943, and they had one son. Aronson died in a hospital in Nyack, New York on Nov. 16, 1980.

Source

Gift; Boris Aronson.

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Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980. Donor

Gorham, Annie L. Artist

New York Studios.

Novelty Scenic Studios.

Research Call Number

*T-Vim 2013-105

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