Richard Harrison Senie set designs
- Title
- Richard Harrison Senie set designs, 1950-1962.
- Supplementary content
- Author
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre | ContainerBox 3 | FormatStill image | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Vim 2011-068 Box 3 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre | ContainerBox 2 | FormatStill image | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Vim 2011-068 Box 2 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre | ContainerBox 1 | FormatStill image | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Vim 2011-068 Box 1 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 3 boxes (ca. 240 drawings) : pencil or ink on paper; 62 x 97 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Originals and copies of set designs, sketches, and technical drawings such as elevations, floorplans, and hanging plots. Designs are primarily for television sets of shows produced by NBC, but also include designs and a three-dimensional stage model for St. Joan, Senie's only theatrical production.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Set design drawings.
- Technical drawings.
- Call number
- *T-Vim 2011-068
- Note
- Most designs are stamped with union stamp and signed by Senie.
- Dates are as they appear on the designs. They may be different from the dates shows aired.
- Television show sponsors are often mentioned in the designs.
- Author
- Senie, Richard Harrison. Artist
- Title
- Richard Harrison Senie set designs, 1950-1962.
- Biography
- Scenic designer Richard Harrison Senie, born in 1916 in New Hampshire, designed sets for several television shows, many of which were produced by NBC Studio, such as I remember Mama, the Armstrong circle theatre, and The Gabby Hayes show. In 1951, Senie also designed the sets for Broadway's St. Joan, which opened in Oct. 1951 at the Cort Theatre. He died in 1986 in New York City.
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- Research call number
- *T-Vim 2011-068