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Collection of Anthony F. Dumas Theatre Drawings, Ca. 1916 – 1942 229 Items Collection of Anthony F. Dumas theatre drawings, ca. 1916 – 1942 229 items Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 Telephone: 212-534-1672 Fax: 212-423-0758 [email protected] www.mcny.org © Museum of the City of New York. All rights reserved. Prepared by Jessica Rozler, Archival Intern October 2012 Additions made by Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Theater Collection Archivist February 2013 Description is in English. Descriptive Summary Creator: Anthony F. Dumas and Museum of the City of New York Title: Collection of Anthony F. Dumas theatre drawings Dates: ca. 1916 - 1942 Abstract: Pen-and-ink drawings by Anthony F. Dumas of theatres located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Quantity: 229 items Accession numbers: 75.200.1-169; 75.207.1-60 Language: English Biographical Note: Not much information is available about the life and training of Anthony F. Dumas. His death certificate records his birth on August 30, 1882 in Saint-Anne, France. Both his parents were French, but when he immigrated to the United States is unclear. The death certificate lists his trade as “ornamental plaster” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He and his wife Marie lived in the Bronx and were residents of New York City for at least the last 17 years of his life. He died at home on January 21, 1943. Scope and Content The collection contains 228 pen-and-ink of stage and film theatres located in the five boroughs of New York City. All works were created by Anthony F. Dumas sometime between ca. 1916 and 1942. Also included is a floor plan and exterior drawing of the artist’s home. Theatre drawings depict front exteriors and most often feature only one building on a single page. There are at least three works that group performance spaces from different parts of the United States with New York City theatres (75.200.31, 75.200.37 and 75.207.50). Dumas worked from photographs to capture early theatres before they were demolished. He may have also drawn from life. Arrangement The collection is arranged by accession number and divided into three series based on geography. This arrangement was implemented at the time of accessioning. Objects in Series I begin at the southern tip of Manhattan and work northward to the Bronx and Queens then ending with Staten Island. Series I: Theatres in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island Series II: Brooklyn Theatres Series III: Dumas residence Collection is located onsite at the Museum’s Curatorial Center. Language of Materials Materials are in English. Access and Use The Museum of the City of New York collections must be examined on site. Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance by contacting the Archivist through e-mail at [email protected]. Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Rights and Reproductions Office at the Museum of the City of New York. For more information please contact: Rights and Reproductions office Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 Telephone: 212-534-1672, ext. 3375 Fax: 917-492-3960 [email protected] Administrative information Custodial history Information in the transmittal documents indicates works in Series I were inherited by the artist’s niece, Mrs. Andrea Coloa. It is unclear whether the Museum purchased the works directly from Mrs. Coloa or through and intermediary dealer. Objects in Series II and III were donated together by Mr. and Mrs. Roger Coloa. Preferred citation Title, date. Collection of Anthony F. Dumas theatre drawings. Museum of the City of New York. Accession #. Acquisition information Series I was purchased for Museum of the City of New York in November 1975, courtesy of the William Penn Association. Series II and III were given as a single gift in December 1975. Processing information Objects in the collection were digitized at the Museum’s digital lab in September 2011 and cataloged in the first months of 2012 by metadata creator Lauren Robinson. The finding aid was created by archival intern, Jessica Rozler in October 2012. A biographical note was added in February 2013 by Morgen Stevens-Garmon. Related Material Additional material related to the personalities listed may be found in the Theatrical Personalities files. Additional material related to theatre buildings may be found in the Collection on Theatrical Playhouses. Other institutions: Anthony F. Dumas drawings in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Lee Sievan Collection at the Theatre Historical Society of America. Access Points Personal names: Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959 Bayes, Nora, 1880-1928 Beck, Martin, 1868?-1940 Belasco, David, 1853-1931 Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 Brady, William A., 1863-1950 Broadhurst, George Howells, 1866-1952 Carroll, Earl David Kessler Dumas, Anthony F. (local authority) Elliott, Maxine, 1868-1940 Eltinge, Julian, 1883-1941 Erlanger, Abraham L., 1859-1930 Fields, Lew, 1867-1941 Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872 Fox, William, 1879-1952 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Hammerstein, Oscar, 1846-1919 Harris, Sam Hyde, 1889-1977 Jolson, Al, d. 1950 Keith, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1846-1914 Klaw, Marc, 1858-1936 Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907 Miller, Henry, 1860-1926 Morosco, Oliver, 1876-1945 Shubert, Sam S., 1875-1905 Thomashefsky, Bores, 1866-1939 Wallack, Lester, 1820-1888 Corporate names: Loew’s Incorporated Topical subjects: Facades--New York (State)--New York Motion picture theaters--New York (State)--New York Music-halls--New York (State)--New York Pen drawing Theaters--New York (State)--New York Geographic subjects: Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Bay Ridge (New York, N.Y.) Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) Bensonhurst (New York, N.Y.) Borough Park (New York, N.Y.) Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Brownsville (New York, N.Y.) Bushwick (New York, N.Y.) Chelsea (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.) Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) Corona (New York, N.Y.) Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) East New York (New York, N.Y.) East Village (New York, N.Y.) Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Far Rockaway (New York, N.Y.) Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Fordham (New York, N.Y.) Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.) Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) Hamilton Heights (New York, N.Y.) Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.) Jackson Heights (New York, N.Y.) Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Morris Heights (New York, N.Y.) Morrisania (New York, N.Y.) Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.) Mount Vernon (Westchester County, N.Y.) New York (State) New York (N.Y.) Nolita (New York, N.Y.) Park Slope (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Saint George (New York, N.Y.) Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Union Square (New York, N.Y.) Washington Heights (New York, N.Y.) West Farms (New York, N.Y.) West Village (New York, N.Y.) Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.) Yorkville (New York, N.Y.) Container List Box 1 Series I: Theatres in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island Acc# Title Date 75.200.1 New Clinton Theatre 1919 75.200.2 Loew’s Delancy Theatre 1935 75.200.3 Loew’s Commodore Theatre and Loew’s Canal St. Theatre 1927 75.200.4 Thalia Theatre and Atlantic Garden 1919 75.200.5 London Theatre 1930 75.200.6 Peoples Theatre and City Theatre 1934 75.200.7 Miner’s Bowery Theatre 1916-1936 75.200.8 Cherry Lane Playhouse, Grove St. Theatre, and Provincetown 1926 Playhouse 75.200.9 Grand Theatre 1929 75.200.10 Fugazy Theatre ca. 1930 75.200.11 The Neighborhood Playhouse 1931 75.200.12 Thomashefsky National Theatre. National Winter Garden (Roof) 1919 75.200.13 David Kessler Theatre. Roof Garden 1916 75.200.14 Public Theatre and Tivoli Theatre 1928 75.200.15 Loew’s Ave. B Theatre 1928 75.200.16 Loew’s Sheridan Theatre 1931 75.200.17 The Yiddish Art Theatre 1928 75.200.18 Star Theatre 1928 75.200.19 Academy of Music, Olympic Theatre, and Tammany Hall ca. 1930 75.200.20 B.F. Kahn Union Square Theatre and Acme Theatre 1928 75.200.21 Fox Dewey Theatre 1929 75.200.22 New Academy of Music 1928 75.200.23 R.K.O. Jefferson Theatre and Loew’s 116th St. Theatre 1935 75.200.24 Irving Place Theatre 1929 75.200.25 Lyceum Theatre 1928 75.200.26 Old Booth Theatre 1932 75.200.27 Proctor’s 23rd St. Theatre 1919 75.200.28 Grand Opera House ca. 1930 75.200.29 Madison Sq. Theatre 1919 75.200.30 Chelsea Theatre 1929 75.200.31 Little Playhouse, Westchester Biltmore Theatre, and Bramhall 1935 Playhouse/Davenport Theatre 75.200.32 Wallack’s Theatre and Palmer’s Theatre ca. 1930 75.200.33 Third Ave. Theatre 1919 75.200.34 Loew’s Greeley Sq. Theatre 1928 75.200.35 Bijou Theatre 1919 75.200.36 Koster & Bial’s Music Hall 1932 75.200.37 Savoy Theatre and Pantages Theatre 1934 75.200.38 Manhattan Opera House ca. 1930 75.200.39 New Manhattan Opera House 1932 75.200.40 Lew Fields Herald Sq. Theatre 1929 75.200.41 Garrick Theatre 1926 75.200.42 Maxine Elliott’s Theatre 1926 75.200.43 39th St. Theatre 1926 75.200.44 Princess Theatre 1919 75.200.45 Casino Theatre and Knickerbocker Theatre 1918 75.200.46 Metropolitan Opera House 1935 75.200.47 Empire Theatre 1931 75.200.48 Keith-Albee Broadway 1929 75.200.49 Comedy Theatre 1919 75.200.50 New National Theatre 1929 75.200.51 Hammerstein’s Victoria Theatre 1919 75.200.52 Rialto Theatre 1919 75.200.53 New Amsterdam Theatre 1932 75.200.54 Harris Theatre and Loew’s American Theatre 1916-1936 75.200.55 Loew’s 42nd Street Theatre 1919 75.200.56 Selwyn Theatre 1919 75.200.57 Liberty Theatre and Eltinge Theatre 1918 75.200.58 Apollo Theatre, Times Sq.
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