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Louise Evans Briggs-Hall theatre collection
- Title
- Louise Evans Briggs-Hall theatre collection, 1941-1992.
- Author
- Briggs-Hall, Louise Evans, 1921-1992.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | No restrictions | Sc MG 501 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- 1 folder (31 items)
- Summary
- The Louise Evans Briggs-Hall Theatre Collection consists of funeral programs (1992), playbills, flyers, and reviews for productions directed and designed by Briggs-Hall. Additionally, there are materials that relate to the United Scenic Artists' Costume Designer's exam (1952-1954), and various identification cards, some relating to her professional memberships.
- Subjects
- Note
- Set and costume designs transferred to Art and Artifact Division.
- Reproduction (note)
- Some items are photocopies.
- Source (note)
- Perkins, Kathy A.
- Biography (note)
- Louise Evans Briggs-Hall (1921-1992), born in St. Louis, Missouri was the first African-American woman to become a member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 in the early 1950s. She began her career directing children's theatre with the Children's Theatre of Evanston, the Thalian Society and the Chicago Park District. She later added stage scenic production, costume and lighting design to her list of accomplishments. Considered an African-American pioneer in the field of costume and set design, Briggs-Hall also directed theatrical productions such as "The Life We Live" and was designer and technical director for productions such as "As You Like It" and "George Washington Slept Here."
- Call Number
- Sc MG 501
- OCLC
- 762174361
- 762174361
- Author
- Briggs-Hall, Louise Evans, 1921-1992.
- Title
- Louise Evans Briggs-Hall theatre collection, 1941-1992.
- Reproduction
- Some items are photocopies.
- Biography
- Louise Evans Briggs-Hall (1921-1992), born in St. Louis, Missouri was the first African-American woman to become a member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 in the early 1950s. She began her career directing children's theatre with the Children's Theatre of Evanston, the Thalian Society and the Chicago Park District. She later added stage scenic production, costume and lighting design to her list of accomplishments. Considered an African-American pioneer in the field of costume and set design, Briggs-Hall also directed theatrical productions such as "The Life We Live" and was designer and technical director for productions such as "As You Like It" and "George Washington Slept Here."
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- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 501