Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 7.7 linear feet (19 boxes, 4 oversized folders)

Summary

1. Kevin Bradigan was a photographer, actor, theater technician, and a member of John Vacarro's Play-House of the Ridiculous. The Kevin Bradigan papers primarily document Bradigan's personal life and involvement in the Play-House of the Ridiculous and other experimental theater from the late 1960s to the 1980s. The collection also holds some papers of performers Jackie Curtis and Douglas Fisher.

Subject

1. Curtis, Jackie, 1947-1985.
2. Fisher, Douglas, 1947-1990.
3. Garland, Judy.
4. Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
5. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.
6. Play-House of the Ridiculous.
7. Trockadero Gloxinia Ballet Company.
8. Experimental theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
9. Female impersonators -- New York (State) -- New York.
10. Cross-dressers -- New York (State) -- New York.

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.
2. Photographs.
3. Posters.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1993-052

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding videorecordings in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Videorecordings will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Terms of use (note)

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

Source (note)

1. Donated by Agosto Machado, 1993.

Author

1. Bradigan, Kevin, 1951-1993.

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