| Description |
4.3 lin.ft. (3 boxes) |
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I.Papers; II. Set Designs; III. Technical Drawings. |
| Summary |
The Lester Polakov Papers and Set Designs consist of papers, photographs, set designs and technical drawings regarding his set designs for Robert Wilson's play THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOSEPH STALIN. Polakov first designed the set when the play was produced at the DET NY Teater Copenhagen,and then he used those designs as reference when he designed the sets at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. |
| Biography |
Lester Polakov, set and costume designer, was born in 1916. He began his career designing sets in summer stock from 1936-1940. From 1938-1941 he worked on Broadway shows as an assistant to designers such as Harry Horner, Boris Aronson, and Albert Johnson. In 1973 he designed the sets for Robert Wilson's play THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOSEPH STALIN. He also created designs for industrial stage shows, exhibitions, and films. From 1955-1958 he taught theatrical design at Columbia University, and from 1958 to the present he has been the director of the Lester Polakov Studio of Stage Design, now known as the Studio and Forum of Stage Design. |
| Subject |
Polakov, Lester.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Theater -- New York.
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Experimental theater.
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| Genre/Form |
Set design drawings.
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Notebooks.
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| Occupation |
Set designers. |
| Added Author |
Wilson, Robert, 1941-
Life and times of Joseph Stalin.
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| Call No. |
8MWEZ/29336-29338
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| Research Call Number |
8MWEZ/29336-29338
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