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Howard Bay designs and technical drawings

Title
Howard Bay designs and technical drawings, 1934-1985.
Author
Bay, Howard.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 9Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 10Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Vim 1986-007 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
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Additional Authors
  • Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984.
  • Darion, Joe, 1917-2001.
  • Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014.
  • Wasserman, Dale.
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
  • Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974.
  • Fields, Herbert, 1897-1958.
  • Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951.
  • Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984.
  • Appell, Don.
  • Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981.
  • Lane, Burton, 1912-1997.
  • Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943.
  • Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
  • Inge, William.
  • Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016.
Description
53 linear feet (40 boxes)
Summary
Original designs form the bulk of this collection covering Howard Bay's varied career as set designer and professor.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Awards.
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
  • Design drawings.
  • Detail drawings (drawings)
  • Diazotypes.
  • Elevations.
  • Photographs.
  • Preliminary drawings (drawings)
  • Preliminary sketches (sketches)
  • Programs.
  • Renderings.
  • Technical drawings.
Biography (note)
  • Howard Bay (1912-1986), whose career spanned more than fifty years, was considered by some to be the dean of American stage designers.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
*T-Vim 1986-007
OCLC
NYPG06-A64
Author
Bay, Howard.
Title
Howard Bay designs and technical drawings, 1934-1985.
Biography
Howard Bay (1912-1986), whose career spanned more than fifty years, was considered by some to be the dean of American stage designers. Bay's set and lighting arrangements were used in some 170 Broadway shows. He received two Tony Awards as a scenic designer; the first for his work on Lillian Hellman's play, Toys in the Attic (1960), and the second, for Man of La Mancha (1966), the musical written by Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion, and Dale Wasserman. Other notable work for musical theater included the designs for the original productions of Carmen Jones (1943), Oscar Hammerstein's adaptation of the George Bizet opera, Carmen, Up in Central Park (1945) by Sigmund Romberg and Herbert and Dorothy Fields, Meredith Willson's The Music Man (1957), and Milk & Honey (1961) by Jerry Herman and Don Appell. In addition to original productions, Bay worked on revivals of Show Boat (1946) by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, Finian's Rainbow (1955) by Burton Lane and Yip Harburg, and Pal Joey (1963) by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart on Broadway and at City Center. He also worked on numerous dramatic productions, including both the original version and the revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1939; 1946), William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba (1950), and the American premiere of Peter Shaffer's Equus (1974). As a designer, he is remembered for his practical and realistic approach. Bay's designs have been used for operas, films, touring productions, and television productions. He also taught set design at various schools, spending fourteen years at Brandeis University.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
Set designers.
Added Author
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984. Toys in the attic.
Darion, Joe, 1917-2001. Man of La Mancha.
Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014. Man of La Mancha.
Wasserman, Dale. Man of La Mancha.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen (Carmen Jones)
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Carmen Jones.
Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974. Up in Central Park.
Fields, Herbert, 1897-1958. Up in Central Park.
Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951. Up in Central Park.
Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Music man.
Appell, Don. Milk and honey.
Herman, Jerry, 1931-2019. Milk and honey.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Show boat.
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat.
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981. Finian's rainbow.
Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. Finian's rainbow.
Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943. Pal Joey.
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Pal Joey.
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984. Little foxes.
Inge, William. Come back little Sheba.
Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016. Equus.
Research Call Number
*T-Vim 1986-007
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