Overview
Set designs and scale models for musicals and drama.
Dates
- 1978-1989
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Portion of this collection requires special handling; consult curatorial staff for appointment.
Extent
5.5 linear feet (11 drawings in 5 folders and 4 scale models)Includes set design drawings for the Broadway musicals Timbuktu! and Into the woods. Also includes 1/2" set scale models for the musicals Timbuktu! and Into the Woods, Tom Stoppard's mystery play, Artist Descending a Staircase and Women and Water, John Guare's third play in his four-play cycle.
Biographical / Historical
Tony Straiges (born 1942) is an American theater designer for Broadway, off-Broadway and ballet. His first commission for Broadway was the 1978 Right and Forrest musical, Tumbuktu! Since then, Straiges has designed more than 20 productions for the stage and ballet. He was awarded a Tony for best scenic design in 1984 and in 1988 he was nominated for the same award for Into the Woods.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by production title.
Physical Location
pfd, ppf , GEN
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Purchased with Billy Rose Theatre Fund; received: 2002 October 5.
Processing Information
Processed by: Irina Klyagin
- Title
- Straiges, Tony. Tony Straiges set designs and models, 1978-1989: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02659
Repository Details
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