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Sets (Theatrical)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the assemblage of scenery, props, and lighting and sound systems created to represent a setting used in a dramatic performance, whether indoors or outdoors.

Use this AAT term on Archival and Digital Objects; for Resources, use subdivided LCSH term: Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Arches with blue sky Scene Panel, circa 1970

 Item
Identifier: B333.09.0010.00003
Scope and Contents

Framed gouache watercolor painting, with pencil sketch visible underneath paint, of a scene with three arches with twisted Corinthian columns; ionic columns line the sides. The center arch is coffered. Arches and columns are painted yellow. Lower right-hand corner signed "Lowenstein." Sticker on the back of frame says "Panel 3." It is presumed to be a set design.

Dates: circa 1970

Box 8: Abe Lincoln in Illinois - Cavern

 File — Box U100.0008: Series U100.02 [Barcode: U186018602141]
Identifier: U100.02.0008
Abstract Theatre - Photographs of Productions A-C: A Phoenix Too Frequent- July 1951 Abe Lincoln in Illinois- July 1950 Affairs of Anatol- June 1954 Ah, Wilderness- 1946, October 1965, July 1982 Albert Herring- August 1950, March 1969 All's Well That Ends Well- November 1982 Amphitryon- January and February 1976 Anastasia- October and November 1956 Angel in the Pawnshop- December 1953 Anna Christie- February 1-10 Anne Frank Anne of a Thousand Days- July...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 9: Celebration - Fifth of July

 File — Box U100.03.0009: Series U100.02 [Barcode: U186018602159]
Identifier: U100.02.0009
Abstract Theatre - Photographs of Productions C-F: Celebration- May 1972 La Cenerentola- January 1973 Centennial Opera Chalk Garden- October 1972 Champaigne- November 1968 Charley's Aunt- August 1956 Cherry Orchard- August 1965 Children of a Lesser God Christmas Carol The Cloak- 1970 Cloud Nine- 1984 The Cold Wind and the Warm- November 1961 Come Blow Your Horn- June 1978 Company- November 1977 Connecticut Yankee- May 1962 The Consul-...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 10: Fireman's Flame - Judgment Day

 File — Box U100.03.0010: Series U100.02 [Barcode: U186018602167]
Identifier: U100.02.0010
Abstract Theatre - Photographs of Productions: 'Fireman's Flame', 'Flea'(1971), 'A Flea in Her Ear'(1971), 'The Flying Prince', 'Follies'(1981), 'Fore and Art'(1952), 'Forty Whacks', 'Front Page'(1969), 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'(1975), 'Games', 'Gemini(1983), 'Ghosts', 'Ghost Sonata'(1970), 'Gianni Schicchi'(1970)(1980), 'Girl Crazy', 'Glass Menagerie'(1953), 'Goodbye, My Fancy', 'Godspell'(1977), 'Golden Apple', 'The Golden Dragon'(Children's Theatre)(1972), 'The Golden...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 11: Kalua and the Magic Numbers - My Sister Eileen

 File — Box U100.03.0011: Series U100.02 [Barcode: U186018602175]
Identifier: U100.02.0011
Abstract Photographs of theatre department productions. Productions include: 'Kalua and the Magic Numbers'(Children's Theatre)(1976), 'Kingdom of God', 'The Knight From Almedo'(1963), 'Knuckle'(1983), 'Ladies in Retirement', 'The Lady's Not For Burning'(1954), 'The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia'(1979), 'Last Sweet Days of Isaac'(1971), 'Legend of Lovers'(1977), 'Let Who Will Be Clever', 'A Life in the Theatre'(1984), 'Lilom', 'The Limbo Kid'(1962), 'Lion in Winter'(1972), 'Little...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 12: Narokami - Rude Mechanicals

 File — Box U100.03.0012: Series U100.02 [Barcode: U186018602183]
Identifier: U100.02.0012
Abstract Photographs of Theatre Department productions. Productions include: 'Narokami'(1963), 'Never Too Late'(1973), 'The Night of January 16th', 'A Night of Shakespeare', 'The Night of Iguana'(1974), 'Nightingale'(1979), 'No More From Thrones', 'Noah'(1955), 'Oedipus Rex', 'Of Mice and Men', 'The Old Lady Shows her Medals', 'The Old Maid and the Thief' (1968)(1949), 'The Oldest Living Graduate'(1979), 'On Borrowed Time'(1948)(1949), 'On the Town'(1969), 'Once in a Lifetime'(1962), 'Once Upon a...
Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 25: Costume and Set Designs

 File — Box U100.0025: Series U100.04 [Barcode: U186022650114]
Identifier: U100.04.0025
Abstract

Costume and Set Designs - Look Homeward, Angel (8 Set Design sketches on paper), On Borrowed Time, Peg O' My Heart, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife Lighting Plot, group of 5 unidentified Set Designs, and a solo unidentified design.

Dates: Other: 1934-1984

Box 29: Scenery Plans - The Music Man, 1962

 File — Box U100.04.0029: Series U100.04 [Barcode: U186018628430]
Identifier: U100.04.0029
Abstract

"Complete set of Scenery Plans" - Theatre Production The Music Man, 1962. 18 sheets, rolled.

Dates: 1962

Box 30: Settings - The Merry Widow, 1960

 File — Box U100.04.0030: Series U100.04 [Barcode: U186018628448]
Identifier: U100.04.0030
Abstract

Stage settings for Theatre Production The Merry Widow, 1960. 16 sheets - Acts 1, 2, and 3.

Dates: 1960

Box 31: Settings - South Pacific, 1963

 File — Box U100.04.0031: Series U100.04 [Barcode: U186018628422]
Identifier: U100.04.0031
Abstract

Stage settings for Theatre Production South Pacific, 1963. 43 sheets.

Dates: 1963