Overview
7 comic watercolor and ink drawings of scenes and acts at the New York Hippodrome by artist Burns O'Sullivan.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1908
Creator
- O'Sullivan, Burns (Artist, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted: fragile; consult curatorial staff.
Extent
.08 linear feet (7 folders)7 large folio watercolor and ink comic art drawings comprising over 100 sketches depicting acts and scenes on view at the theater; several drawings are signed and dated by the artist.
Biographical / Historical
The Hippodrome Theatre, on Sixth Ave. between W. 43rd and W. 44th Streets, New York (N.Y.), was built in 1905 and torn down in 1939. It sat over 5,000 people at 14 performances per week with a cast of 1,000 and live animals.
Burns O'Sullivan was employed by Frederic Thompson and Elmer S. Dundy, creators of the Hippodrome Theatre, from 1905 to at least 1908.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
ppf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2018MT-52. Purchased from Howard S. Mott, Inc., with funds from the Beatrice, Benjamin and Richard Bader Fund in the Visual Arts of the Theatre, 2017 November 16.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2017 December.
Cultural context
Creator
- O'Sullivan, Burns (Artist, Person)
- Title
- O'Sullivan, Burns. The New York Hippodrome : drawings, 1905-1908 (MS Thr 1716): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2017 December 6
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02870
Repository Details
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