Television Scenic Designs, 1949-1965 and undated

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Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division

Extent

• 16 boxes (ca. 4,000 drawings) : some col. ; 87 x 46 cm. or smaller.

Scope/Contents Note

Mostly black and white floor plans, elevations and other technical drawings, as well as sketches and color set designs, primarily for early television programs aired on the ABC television network from 1949 to the 1960s. Television programs include Kraft television theatre (later Pond's theater), The Pat Boone Chevy showroom, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear revue, Pulitzer Prize playhouse, Stop the music, Tales of tomorrow, United States Steel hour, and many others; there are also floor plans and other technical drawings for several commercials. Designers include Howard Barker, Robert Bright, Herbert Brodkin, Tom Ford, Beulah Frankel, Charles Hawkins, AlbertHeschong, Romain Johnston, Norman E. Rock, Sy Tomashoff, James Trittipo, and others. Of particular note is a cartoon captioned "New ABC production unit patented by Heschong & Hawkins."

Controlled Access Terms

• Elevations.
• Floor plans.
• Set design drawings.

Additional Creator Names

• Barker, Howard. art
• Bright, Robert. art
• Brodkin, Herbert, 1912-1990. art
• Frankel, Beulah. art
• Heschong, Albert. art
• Johnston, Romain. art
• Tomashoff, Sy. art
• Trittipo, James. art
• ABC Television Network.
• Kraft television theatre (Television program)
• Pulitzer Prize playhouse (Television program)
• United States Steel hour (Television program)