Research Catalog

Title

Rouben Ter-Arutunian design portfolios.

Author

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992

Publication

1920-1993, bulk 1952 - 1986.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Balanchine, George
• Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
• Robbins, Jerome

Description

68.22 linear feet (186 boxes, 120 oversize folders)

Summary

Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1920-1992) was a scenic and costume designer best known for his long association with the New York City Ballet. The design portfolios are a comprehensive reflection of the artist's prolific forty-year career designing for theater, ballet, dance, opera, television, and motion picture productions. The portfolios are made up of materials mostly gathered together under a production's title and contain set and costume designs; set models; press material; photographs; design notes; technical drawings; business documentation; correspondence; and research and reference material.

Subjects

• Set designers
• Theater programs
• Sketchbooks
• Promotional materials
• Portraits
• Photographs
• Personal correspondence
• Paintings
• Negatives (Photographs)
• Dance programs
• Opera > Stage-setting and scenery
• Festival of Two Worlds
• Costume design
• Ballet > Stage-setting and scenery
• Santa Fe Opera
• New York City Opera
• New York City Ballet
• Martha Graham Dance Company
• John Butler Dance Theatre
• Joffrey Ballet
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
• Tetley, Glen
• Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
• Butler, John, 1920-1993

Genre/Form

• Dance programs.
• Negatives (Photographs)
• Paintings.
• Personal correspondence.
• Photographs.
• Portraits.
• Promotional materials.
• Sketchbooks.
• Theater programs.

Source (note)

• Purchased by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division from Rouben Ter-Arutunian in 1989. In 1995, a framed scenic design from Pelleas et Melisande was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1996, a framed scenic design from The Devils of Loudun was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1990, five set pieces from Four Saints in Three Acts were donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by the Opera Ensemble of New York.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library, (S)*MGZMD 277. The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers contain personal and professional materials from his forty-year career as a designer. The collection holds address books, contracts, correspondence, datebooks, design files, exhibit materials, family papers, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides and writings.

Language (note)

• English, French, German, Georgian, Russian

Call Number

(S)*MGZMD 148

OCLC

1303730773

Author

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1920-1992, creator.

Title

Rouben Ter-Arutunian design portfolios.

Production

1920-1993, bulk 1952 - 1986.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Location of Other Archival Materials

The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library, (S)*MGZMD 277. The Rouben Ter-Arutunian papers contain personal and professional materials from his forty-year career as a designer. The collection holds address books, contracts, correspondence, datebooks, design files, exhibit materials, family papers, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, slides and writings.

Language

English, French, German, Georgian, Russian

Source

Purchased by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division from Rouben Ter-Arutunian in 1989. In 1995, a framed scenic design from Pelleas et Melisande was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1996, a framed scenic design from The Devils of Loudun was gifted to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by William Crawford. In 1990, five set pieces from Four Saints in Three Acts were donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division by the Opera Ensemble of New York.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Set designers.

Added Author

Balanchine, George, contributor.

Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996, contributor.

Robbins, Jerome, contributor.

Research Call Number

(S)*MGZMD 148