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Eastman design collection
- Title
- Eastman design collection, circa 1920-1956.
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| 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 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2010-051 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 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2010-051 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 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2010-051 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 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2010-051 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 | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2010-051 Box 5 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 5 boxes (approximately 200 drawings) : some col.; 77 x 51 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Mostly original color set designs, but also costume and backdrop designs and technical drawings for theatre, film, television, vaudeville, and nightclub productions, designed and/or executed by Nikki (Nathaniel) Eastman, his twin, Irving (Abrasha), or their studio.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Blueprints.
- Costume design drawings.
- Set design drawings.
- Technical drawings.
- Source (note)
- probably by Nikki Eastman
- Call Number
- *T-Vim 2010-051
- OCLC
- 701053808
- Title
- Eastman design collection, circa 1920-1956.
- Biography
- Irving (Abrasha) and Nikki (Nathaniel) Eastman, twin brothers, were born in Odessa, Russia and came to the United States at the age of 17 in 1910. Having studied art in Russia and in America, they opened a workshop, Russian Arts and Crafts Studios (later called Eastman Studios) in 1920. They employed up to 200 artists designing and executing sets and costumes for numerous productions over several decades. Nikki Eastman also designed model homes. He died of cancer in New York City in 1953.
- Note
- Gift: probably by Nikki Eastman, 1958-1959.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Eastman, Nikki.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Vim 2010-051