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Rouben Ter-Arutunian design portfolios.

Title
Rouben Ter-Arutunian design portfolios.
Author
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992
Publication
1920-1993, bulk 1952 - 1986.
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StatusContainerFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
oversize_folder 99 - Dance cage flat file 303Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 99 - Dance cage flat file 303Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 96 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 96 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 95 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 95 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 94 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 94 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 93 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 93 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 91 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 91 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 88 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 88 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 87 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 87 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 85 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 85 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 84 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 84 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 83 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 83 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 82 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 82 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 81 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 81 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 80 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 80 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 79 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 79 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 76 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 76 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 72 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 72 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 71 - Dance cage flat file 302Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 71 - Dance cage flat file 302Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 65 - Dance cage flat file 301Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 65 - Dance cage flat file 301Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
oversize_folder 64 - Dance cage flat file 301Mixed materialSupervised use (S)*MGZMD 148 oversize_folder 64 - Dance cage flat file 301Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George
  • Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
  • Robbins, Jerome
Description
68.22 linear feet (186 boxes, 120 oversize folders)
Summary
Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1920-1992) was a scenic and costume designer best known for his long association with the New York City Ballet. The design portfolios are a comprehensive reflection of the artist's prolific forty-year career designing for theater, ballet, dance, opera, television, and motion picture productions. The portfolios are made up of materials mostly gathered together under a production's title and contain set and costume designs; set models; press material; photographs; design notes; technical drawings; business documentation; correspondence; and research and reference material.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance programs.
  • Negatives (Photographs)
  • Paintings.
  • Personal correspondence.
  • Photographs.
  • Portraits.
  • Promotional materials.
  • Sketchbooks.
  • Theater programs.
Source (note)
  • Purchased by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division from Rouben Ter-Arutunian in 1989. In 1995, a framed scenic design from Pelleas et Melisande was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1996, a framed scenic design from The Devils of Loudun was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1990, five set pieces from Four Saints in Three Acts were donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by the Opera Ensemble of New York.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library, (S)*MGZMD 277. The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers contain personal and professional materials from his forty-year career as a designer. The collection holds address books, contracts, correspondence, datebooks, design files, exhibit materials, family papers, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides and writings.
Language (note)
  • English, French, German, Georgian, Russian
Call Number
(S)*MGZMD 148
OCLC
  • 1303730773
  • 1303730773
Author
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992, creator.
Title
Rouben Ter-Arutunian design portfolios.
Production
1920-1993, bulk 1952 - 1986.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library, (S)*MGZMD 277. The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers contain personal and professional materials from his forty-year career as a designer. The collection holds address books, contracts, correspondence, datebooks, design files, exhibit materials, family papers, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides and writings.
Language
English, French, German, Georgian, Russian
Source
Purchased by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division from Rouben Ter-Arutunian in 1989. In 1995, a framed scenic design from Pelleas et Melisande was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1996, a framed scenic design from The Devils of Loudun was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1990, five set pieces from Four Saints in Three Acts were donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by the Opera Ensemble of New York.
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Occupation
Set designers.
Added Author
Balanchine, George, contributor.
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996, contributor.
Robbins, Jerome, contributor.
Research Call Number
(S)*MGZMD 148
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