Overview
Costume and set designs for various plays, ballets, and operas by the American designer Horace Armistead.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1969
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
4 linear feet (273 designs, 2 boxes)A collection of costume and set designs by Armistead for various plays, ballets, and operas, including the original productions of Menotti's The Consul, Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, and Balanchine's 1953 production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Designs for several Loeb Drama Center productions are also included. Related printed material and four letters from Stravinsky supplement the designs.
Biographical / Historical
Armistead (1898-1980) was an American costume and set designer.
Arrangement
Arranged in series by accessions; first series is further arranged alphabetically by title.
Physical Location
pf, ppf, Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2003MT-128. Gift of Julian Armistead, Apt. 18-H East, 1619 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10028; received: 1982 June.
2016MT-77. Gift of Virgil C. Johnson, Cara Shubin Gans, and Carole Lee Carroll, 2017 April 20.
2020MT-28. Gift of Margarete Noesner, 2019 September 3.
Processing Information
One accession series, 2016MT-77, is minimally processed.
- Title
- Armistead, Horace. Horace Armistead costume and set designs, 1940-1969 (MS Thr 430): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01574
Repository Details
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