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Noel Taylor costume designs for The teahouse of the August moon
- Title
- Noel Taylor costume designs for The teahouse of the August moon, 1953.
- Author
- Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *T-Vim 2011-305 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989.
- Description
- 1 box (28 drawings) : col.; 58 x 39 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Original color designs on paper or illustration board, created by Noel Taylor for the production of The teahouse of the August moon, which opened at the Martin Beck Theatre in Oct. 1953, produced by Maurice Evans.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Costume design drawings.
- Swatches.
- Note
- Designs include swatches or straw samples for costume details, typed notes with scene and costume details stapled on the design recto, or photographs of the costumes on stage.
- Some designs are signed.
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Additional material on The teahouse of the August moon can be found at The Billy Rose Theatre Division, Library for the Performing Arts, in Maurice Evans papers, 1934-1970 (*T-Mss 1979-001).
- Call Number
- *T-Vim 2011-305
- OCLC
- 773591087
- Author
- Taylor, Noel, 1913-2010. Costume designer
- Title
- Noel Taylor costume designs for The teahouse of the August moon, 1953.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Additional material on The teahouse of the August moon can be found at The Billy Rose Theatre Division, Library for the Performing Arts, in Maurice Evans papers, 1934-1970 (*T-Mss 1979-001).
- Biography
- Costume designer, actor and playwright Noel Taylor (born Harold Alexander Taylor Jr.) was born in Youngstown, Ohio on Jan. 17, 1913. His career took off in 1945, when he designed the costumes, scenery and props for Stravinsky's ballet performance of Firebird, after Marc Chagall's vision. Taylor went on to create costumes for over 100 stage shows, and even more for movies and television. For The teahouse of the August moon, Taylor received the George Jean Nathan award. Noel Taylor died in Los Angeles, in November 2010.
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- Added Author
- Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989. Producer
- Research Call Number
- *T-Vim 2011-305