Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1776-1982 (Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1599 paintings, drawings and prints
8 photographs
Zone du contexte
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Collection consists of scene and costume design for operas, operettas, stage plays, films, revues and ballets, as well as for many unidentified productions. Many designs are undated. Design media include watercolour, gouache, pencil, charcoal and tempera. Designers represented include Percy Anderson (1851-1928), Georges Barbier (1882-1932), Alexandre Benois (1870-1960), Charles Betout (active ca. 1900-1939), Umberto Brunelleschi (1879-1949), Boris Bilinsky (1900-1948), Serge Soudeikine (1882-1946) and C. Wilhelm (1856-1925). Collection also includes Vanity Fair lithographs of actors and managers (ca. 1874-1912) and a series of engraved dramatic portraits.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English and French.
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Finding aids
The finding aid is compiled from the theatrical scene and costume design collection checklist, Special Collections, University of Calgary / compiled by Rhonda Schultz, and revised by Apollonia Steele
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S5B5KRX
Related units of description
Zone des notes
Note
Title based on contents of the collection.
Note
Collection acquisition ongoing.