Research Catalog
Richard Nelson papers and designs
- Title
- Richard Nelson papers and designs, 1966-1996.
- Author
- Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Ovz. Folder #1 (Sunday in the Park with George: front elevation before #2 park portal, Sheet #8) | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Ovz. Folder #1 (Sunday in the Park with George: front elevation before #2 park portal, Sheet #8) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3A | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 3A | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3B | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 3B | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3C | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 3C | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 5 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 6 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 7 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 8 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 9 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 9 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 10 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 10 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 11 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 11 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 12 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 12 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 13 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 13 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 14 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 14 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 15 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 15 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 16 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2000-014 Box 16 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 26.6 linear feet (121 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
- Summary
- The work represented in this collection includes designs for Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional productions, international tours, and Nelson's plans for the Ronald Reagan Library. The material includes light plots, lighting sections, channel hookups, dimmer hookups, instrument schedules, shop orders, magic sheets, cue sheets, focus charts, scripts, and supporting design documents. Professional papers include resumé material and documentation on the Lucida Corporation.
- Paperwork, in many instances, shows work in progress rather than finalized. Some documentation of tours shows the progression of the lighting solutions over time. The magic sheets, called "schemagics", are particularly instructive.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Encoding of the finding aid and subsequent design digitization sponsored by grant funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.
- Stage lighting project processed in collaboration with the Lighting Archivȩ.
- Subjects
- Note
- Advance notice necessary to view collection.
- Call Number
- *T-Vim 2000-014
- OCLC
- 181596420
- Author
- Nelson, Richard, 1938-1996.
- Title
- Richard Nelson papers and designs, 1966-1996.
- Biography
- Richard Nelson created the lighting for more than 70 Broadway productions, including SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, for which he won Tony and Drama Desk awards. His other Broadway credits include INTO THE WOODS, MORNINGS AT SEVEN, and THE TAP DANCE KID. Mr. Nelson also designed the lighting for many Off Broadway plays and musicals, including David Henry Hwang's GOLDEN CHILD. He was also known as a designer who, during a 40 year international career, helped to define the use of light as an important element in modern dance, working with choreographers such as Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham. His architectural lighting designs include the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Stage lighting designers.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Vim 2000-014