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Radio City Music Hall collection of the papers of James Stewart Morcom and John William Keck
- Title
- Radio City Music Hall collection of the papers of James Stewart Morcom and John William Keck, 1926-1994.
- Author
- Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.)
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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6 Items
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 5 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2002-005 Box 6 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 linear feet (6 boxes)
- Summary
- The manuscript collection of James Stewart Morcom and John William Keck includes papers and photographs that chart the professional careers of the two designers.
- Subjects
- Performing arts > New York (State) > New York
- Brochures
- Clippings
- Papers
- Morcom, James Stewart, 1906-1988
- Scrapbooks
- Articles
- Roxy Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Keck, John William, 1929-2001
- Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.)
- Designs
- Oral histories
- Programs
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Photographs
- Set designers > United States
- Playbills
- Genre/Form
- Clippings.
- Photographs.
- Playbills.
- Programs.
- Papers.
- Designs.
- Brochures.
- Articles.
- Oral histories.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Materials in Box 1 may not be copied. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Marshall, Jerry
- Biography (note)
- James Stewart Morcom (1906-1988) was a stage designer who served as the fifth Art Director for Radio City Music Hall.
- John William Keck (1929-2001) was a stage designer who served as the sixth Art Director for Radio City Music Hall, succeeding James Stewart Morcom in 1973, and holding the position until 1980.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Processed
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-005
- OCLC
- NYPW02-A172
- Author
- Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Radio City Music Hall collection of the papers of James Stewart Morcom and John William Keck, 1926-1994.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Materials in Box 1 may not be copied. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- James Stewart Morcom (1906-1988) was a stage designer who served as the fifth Art Director for Radio City Music Hall. James Morcom came to New York in 1926 and, from the following year until 1931, worked at the newly built Roxy Theatre as assistant to scenic designer Clark Robinson. When Robinson became the second Art Director for the new Radio City Music Hall in 1933, Morcom again assisted him before moving on to other projects. During the Depression Morcom designed display windows, created backdrops for the Columbia Burlesque theater chain, contributed designs to various plays, night club revues, and films, and also found work with the Federal Theatre Project. In 1936 Morcom worked in London on COCHRAN'S CORONATION REVUE. After returning to the United States and seeing Orson Welles in the title role of Doctor Faustus in his Mercury Theatre stage production of the Marlowe play, Morcom contributed designs to several Mercury productions, including FIVE KINGS, TOO MUCH JOHNSON, and NATIVE SON. During World War II he served in the Special Service Arts Department, designing sets and costumes for productions in Paris and London. After post-war study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, Morcom returned to New York where, after contributing designs to Billy Rose's DIAMOND HORSESHOE and the New York City Ballet, Morcom became Art Director of Radio City Music Hall in 1950. He was succeeded in the position in 1973 by John William Keck.John William Keck (1929-2001) was a stage designer who served as the sixth Art Director for Radio City Music Hall, succeeding James Stewart Morcom in 1973, and holding the position until 1980. John William Keck was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, on December 4, 1929. He attended the High School of Music and Art and attended Pratt Institute. Keck got his start as a summer stock scene painter in the 1950s, and eventually became a respected scenic designer. Keck was a designer for several years at Radio City Music Hall before he succeeded James Stewart Morcom as Art Director in 1973. He resigned from the position in the spring of 1980, and later designed sets for the Metropolitan Opera House.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
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- Added Author
- Morcom, James Stewart, 1906-1988.Keck, John William, 1929-2001.Roxy Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2002-005