Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976
2. Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954

Description

1. 145 items (5 boxes and flatfiles)

Summary

1. The Jules Fisher collection of Jo Mielziner designs includes original drawings and renderings for theater, opera, and ballet productions from the 1920s through the 1960s, primarily in New York City.

Subject

1. Conceptual drawings
2. Theaters > Designs and plans
3. Renderings
4. New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
5. O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 > Emperor Jones
6. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 > Silk stockings
7. Set design drawings
8. De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971 > Yellow jack
9. Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 > Guys and dolls
10. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > Allegro
11. Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939 > Yellow jack
12. Design drawings
13. Laurents, Arthur > Gypsy
14. Ungar, Hermann, 1893-1929 > Red general
15. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 > Can-can
16. Thomas, Edward, 1924- > Mata Hari
17. Theater architecture
18. Frings, Ketti > Look homeward, angel
19. Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery
20. O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984 > Mr. Gilhooley
21. Sketches
22. Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 > Death of a salesman
23. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Cat on a hot tin roof

Genre/Form

1. Design drawings.
2. Renderings.
3. Set design drawings.
4. Sketches.
5. Conceptual drawings.

Call number

1. *T-Vim 2013-307

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public by appointment only. Please contact theatre@nypl.org for more information. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use (note)

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Billy Rose Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source (note)

1. Jules Fisher;

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. An item-level inventory is available; please email theatre@nypl.org

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged;

Author

1. Fisher, Jules, collector.

Title

1. Jules Fisher collection of Jo Mielziner designs, 1926-1969, 2003.

Biography

1. Jo Mielziner, set and lighting designer, theater architect and consultant was born in Paris to American parents, but spent most of his life in New York City. Highly successful, he designed scenes for approximately 270 plays, musicals, revues and an occasional opera, movie and ballet, spanning the 1920s through the 1960s. Memorable successes include Carousel; Death of a Salesman; Guys and Dolls; Gypsy; The King and I; Look Homeward, Angel; Picnic; South Pacific; Strange Interlude; A Streetcar Named Desire; and the opera, The Emperor Jones.
2. Jules Fisher, award-winning lighting designer, found early inspiration in Mielziner's designs and worked for Mielziner during the technical rehearsals of The Most Happy Fella in Philadelphia (1956). Fisher began assembling this collection in 1976, after Mielziner's death. Aiming to document the full range of Mielziner's artistry and career, he acquired items at auction and through private purchase from Mielziner's family, friends, and other collectors.

Terms of use

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Billy Rose Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Indexes

1. An item-level inventory is available; please email theatre@nypl.org

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public by appointment only. Please contact theatre@nypl.org for more information. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source

1. Designs gift; Jules Fisher; 2013; 134 sheets.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material
2. Finding aid
3. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976, artist.
2. Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976, set designer.
3. Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976, costume designer.
4. Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887-1954, artist, designer

Research call number

1. *T-Vim 2013-307