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EHX \213 DESIGNE:D FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD , Checklist for Stills

Stills: 33

Number Title Dimensions

1 SHE, RKO. 1935. 11 x 14" Alfred Herman, art director. , supervising art director.

2 JUST IMAGINE, Fox. 1930. 16 x 20" Stephen Goosson, art director. Futuristic miniatures designed by Ralph Hamrneras.

x 3 YOUNG DIANA, Cosmopolitan. 1922. 11 14" Joseph Urban, art director.

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist 4 THE MAGICIAN, M-G-M. 1926. 11 x 14" Henri Menessier, art director. II 16 x 20" 5 FRANKENSTEIN, Universal. 1931. Herman Rosse, art director. 11 x 14" 6 NOAH'S ARK, Warner Bros. 1929. Esdras Hartley, art director. 11 x 14" 7 QUEEN OF SHEBA, Fox. 1921. John D. Braddon, art director. 11 x 14" 8 THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, . 1924. , , Park French, art directors.

9 ROBIN HOOD, United Artists. 1922. 11 x 14" Wilfred Buckland, art director.

10 THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Universal. 1935. 11 x 14" Charles H. Hall, art director.

11 FOOLISH WIVES, Universal. 1922. 11 x 14" Richard Day, E. E. Sheeley, art directors.

12 THE SCARLET EMPRESS, Paramount. 1934. 11 x 14" , art director. Statues by Peter Ballbush and icons by Richard Kollorsz.

13 DEAD END, . 1937. 11 x 14" Richard Day, art director.

LOST HORIZON, Columbia. 1937. 16 x 20" 14 Stephen Goosson, art director.

15 sm,RISE, Fox. 1927. 11 x 14" Rochus Gliese, art director. (Photo of sketch of set). "t • ..... DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist for Stills, cont. 2.

16 SU~RISE, Fox. 1927. 11 x 14" Rochus Gliese, art director. (Set as constructed from above sketch).

17 OUR MODERN MAIDENS, M-G-M. 1929. 16 x 20" , art director.

18 ENCHANTMENT, Cosmopolitan. 1921. 11 x 14" Joseph Urban, art director.

19 THE MAGNIGICENT AMBERSONS, RKO. 1942. 11 x 14" Mark-Lee Kirk, art director.

20,21, BLONDE VENUS, Paramount. 1932. four 22,23 Wiard Ihnen, art director. 11 x 14" (four stills)

11 x MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist 24 EASY LIVING, Paramount. 1937. 14" Ernst Fegt~, art director.

25 LITTLE WOMEN, RKO. 1933. 11 x 14" Hobe Erwin, Carroll Clark, art directors.

"~ 26 BROADWAY, Universal. 1929. 14 x 17" Ii Charles D. Hall, art director. ~ ~ 27 ~ FOLIES BERGERE, 20th Century Pictures/ United Artists. 1935. 16 x 20" Richard Day, art director.

28 SHOW OF SHOWS, Warner Bros. 1929. 11 x 14" Esdras Hartley, Max Parker, art directors.

29 ROSALIE, M-G-M. 1937. 11 x 14" Joseph Wright, art director.

30 FOLIES BERGERE, 20th Century Pictures/ United Artists. 1935. 11 x 14" Richard Day, art director.

31 42ND STREET, Warner Bros. 1933. 11 x 14" Jack Okey, art director.

32 , M-G-M. 1936. 11 x 14" Arnold Gillespie, art director. John Harkrider, set designer.

33 BORN TO DANCE, M-G-M. 1936. 20 x 24" Oliver Messel, art director.

Note: Stills are listed in the order in which they appeared in the MOMA exhibition. The ExH.12\3

11 West 53 Street, New York, N. Y. 10019 Tel. 956-6100 Cable: Modernart

DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR

An exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York

CHECKLIST:

- 77 Frames containing 100 original works 7 Text panels 10 Mats containing 84 continuity sketches 42 Stills altogether in show 2 Scale Designs 1 Set Design 7 Photographs, and 17 sketches MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist Museum Box Number Artist Title/Date/Medium Framed H x W Nos.

PRODUCER AS DESIGNER (David O. Selznick)

1977.818 William Cameron Menzies THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER 25 3/8 x 28 3/8" 8 .819 (interior of cave).1938 . .820 Pencil, crayon, watercolor, .821 glue on board. Four drawings matted within one frame.

1977.834.1-7 William Cameron Menzies GONE WITH THE WIND 25 3/8 x 32 3/8" 7 (continuity sketches of the burning of Atlanta).1939. Pencil and watercolor on board mounted on board. Seven contin- uity sketches matted within one frame.

1977.833.1-12 William Cameron Menzies GONE WITH THE WIND 25 3/8 x 32 3/8" 7 (continuity sketches of the burning of Atlanta). 1939. Pencil, watercolor, and tempera on board mounted on board. Twelve continuity sketches matted within one frame.

1977.835 J. McMillan Johnson GONE \HTH THE WIND 22 3/8 x 28 3/8" 8 (prayer scene). 1939. Pencil, watercolor, and tempera on board.

1977.838 Lyle Wheeler REBECCA 34 3/8 x 45 3/8" 6 (long-shot of Manderley). 1940. Pencil, green pencil, watercolor, brush and ink on board. DESIGi,ED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont , 2.

1977.837 Lyle Wheeler REBECCA 34 3/8 x 45 3/8" 6 (Manderley after the fire). 1940. Pencil and charcoal on board.

1977.829 SPELLBOUND 14 1/8 x 16 3/8" 9 (dream sequence designed by Salvador Da1i). 1945. Black and white photograph, pencil and tempera mounted on board.

1977.826 James Basevi SPELLBOUND 27 5/8 x 15 5/8" 8 1977.827.1-2 (dream sequence designed by Salvador Dali). 1945. Pencil on yellow paper, mounted on board. Three drawings matted within one frame.

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist 1977.822 James Basevi SPELLBOUND 27 5/8 x 15 5/8" 8 1977.823 (dream sequence designed by Salvador Da1i). 1945. Brush and ink and tempera on paper, mounted on board. Two drawings matted within one frame.

1977.839 James Basevi DUEL IN TilESUN 40 1/2 x 30 1/2" 6 (final shot). 1946. Watercolor and tempera on paper mounted on board.

DIRECTOR AS DESIGNER (Cecil B. De Mille)

1977.848 Mitchell Leisen llADAMSATAl'J 22 1/4 x 25 1/4" 8 ("Hanging Gardens"). 1930. Watercolor and pencil on board.

1977.849 Mitchell Leisen MADAM SATAN 25 1/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (interior of Zeppelin). 1930. Charcoal on board.

1977.846 CLEOPATRA 25 3/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (death of Caesar). 1934. Charcoal and tempera on board.

1977.845 Roland Anderson CLEOPATRA 25 3/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (barge). 1934. Charcoal, conte crayon on board.

1977.850 Roland Anderson TilE CRUSADES 23 3/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (siege of Acre). 1935. Pen and ink, watercolor and tempera on board. DESIGNED" FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont. 3.

1977.852 Hal Pereria THE TEN CO~~DMENTS 23 3/8 x 30 5/~' 7 Walter Tyler and 1956. Pen and ink, pencil, Albert Nozaki watercolor, and tempera on paper, mounted on board.

STUDIO STYLES

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Cedric Gibbons, Supervising Art Director. (see also, The Matte Process, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mattes for THE GREAT ZIEGFELD, THE WIZARD OF OZ, YOLANDA &~D THE THIEF, ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, THE WHITE SISTER).

1978.39 V. Dukelski DEEP IN MY HEART 15 7/8 x 23 3/8" 9 1954. Tempera on board.

Paramount: Hans Dreier, Supervising Art Director.

1978.81 Ernst Fegte WAY TO LOVE 16 3/8 x 22 3/8" 9

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist 1933. Charcoal, watercolor, gouache on board.

1978.856 Boris Leven FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE 25 3/8 x 32 3/8" 7 (exterior of jungle). 1934. Charcoal, watercolor, and tempera on board.

1978.71 Boris Leven MURDER AT THE VANITIES 15 1/4 x 18 1/4" 9 (musical number). 1934. Conte crayon and gouache on board.

1978.77 Robert Boy Ie FOUR HOURS TO KILL 16 3/8 x 22 1/4" 9 ( hotel lobby). 1935. Charcoal and watercolor on board.

1978.70 Boris Leven GO WEST, YOUNG MAN 16 3/8 x 22 1/4" 9 (Mae West on sofa). 1935. Charcoal on board.

1978.82 Wiard Ihnen SHANGHAI 15 1/4 x 18 1/4" 9 1936. Charcoal and watercolor on board.

1978.76 Robert Usher LIMEHOUSE BLUES 16 1/4 x 14 1/4" 9 1934. Charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on board.

RKO: Van Nest Polglase, Supervising Art Director.

1978.66 Allan Abbott 19 7/8 x 30 3/8" 8 (bridal suite). 1935. Charcoal on board. " DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont 4.

1978.64 Mario Larrinaga MARY OF SCOTLAND 22 3/8 x 28 1/4" 8 (Queen's study). 1936. Pencil and watercolor on board.

1978.65 Alberto Vargas SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 20 1/4 x 28 1/4" 8 (tree house). 1940. Charcoal and gouache on board.

1978.63 Allan Abbott SUSPICION 22 3/8 x 28 1/4" 8 (staircase). 1941. Charcoal and watercolor on board.

1978.61 Claude Gillingwater 18 1/4 x 22 1/4" 9 (interior of Xanadu). 1941. Pencil and charcoal on paper mounted on board.

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist Twentieth Century-Fox: William Darling, Lyle Wheeler, , Supervising Art Directors.

1978.53 IVilliamDarling LLOYDS OF LONDON 18 3/8 x 19 1/4" 9 (rooftops). 1936. Charcoal and watercolor on board.

1978.51 Wiard Ihnen WILSON 16 1/4 x 22 1/4" 9 (White House dining hall). 1944. Gouache and pencil on buff paper mounted on board.

1978.46 Ed Graves PRINCE VALIANT 20 3/8 x 40 7/8" 6 (tournament). 1954. Tempera on heavy paper mounted on board.

1978.48 John De Cuir THE KING AND I 32 7/8 x 41" 6 (palace gates). 1956. Pencil and tempera on paper mounted on board.

1978.47 John De Cuir THE KING &'0 I 32 7/8 x 41" 6 (harbor). 1956. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolor on board.

1978.49 Jack Martin Smith NORTH TO ALASKA 16 3/8 x 22 1/4" 9 (saloon). 1960. Ink and tempera on paper, mounted on board.

1978.75a-b John De Cuir CLEOPATRA 22 3/8 x 70 3/8" 4 (panorama of Rome). 1963. Ink and tempera on heavy paper mounted on board. Q •

DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont. 5.

Universal: Herman Rosse, , Supervising Art Directors.

1978.325 Herman Rosse KING OF JAZZ 27 1/2 x 34 1/2" 7 ("melting pot" number). 1930. Pen and ink, charcoal, tempera and wash on board plus cor- responding still of set.

1978.319 Herman Rosse FRANKENSTEIN 25 7/8 x 27 7/8" 8 (laboratory). 1931. Pen and ink, ink wash on board.

1978.321 Herman Rosse MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 26 1/8 x 29" 8 1932. Ink, charcoal, and wash on board.

1978.14 Dorothea Holt Redman ARABIAN NIGHTS 15 5/8 x 23 1/4" 9 .15 1942. Watercolor and tempera 15 3/4 x 23 1/4" MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist .16 on board. Three sketches. 15 7/8 x 23 1/4"

1978.17 Howard Richmond SPARTACUS 23 3/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (slave arena). 1959. Water- color, gouache, pencil, pen and ink on paper.

PERSONAL STYLE: The Work of the Independent Art Director, , and Sketch Artist.

1978.89 Robert Boyle GAILY, GAILY 16 3/8 x 22 3/8" 9 (Chicago street). 1969. Pen and ink, watercolor, gouache on paper.

1978.84 Robert Boyle W. C. FIELDS AND ME 18 3/8 x 23 3/8" 9 (interior of dressing room). 1976. Charcoal, watercolor, gouache on paper, mounted on board.

1978.91a-e Robert Boyle WINTER KILLS 23 3/8 x 35 5/8" 7 (space station). 1978. Watercolor, marking pen, blue crayon, gouache on paper.

1978.105 THE BACHELOR PAKry 18 3/8 x 27 3/8" 8 (restaurant). 1957. Pen and ink, wash on paper.

1978.98 Ted Haworth PAY OR DIE 22 3/8 x 28 1/4" 8 (woman leaving hotel). 1960. Charcoal and ink on paper, mounted on board.

1978.99 Ted Haworth PAY OR DIE 22 1/4 x 28 3/8" 8 (exterior of opera house). 1960. Charcoal and ink on paper, mounted on board. DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont. 6.

1978.100 Ted Haworth CROSS OF IRON 16 7/8 x 24 1/4" 9 (interior of eneTI~headquar- ters). 1976. Charcoal and ink on paper, mounted on board.

1978.20 Dale Hennesy YOUNG FRM,KENSTEIN 25 3/8 x 37 3/8" 6 (interior of castle). 1974. Acrylic on paper.

1978.27 Mentor Huebner DARlING 1111 30 3/8 x 46 3/8" 6 1970. Tempera on paper mounted on board.

1978.28 Mentor Huebner THE CHASE 15 3/4 x 23 3/8" 9 1966. Tempera on paper mounted on board.

1977.1031.1-4 George Jenkins THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 12 1/2 x 15 3/8" 9

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist 1946. Pencil, charcoal, pen and ink on yellow paper. Four sketches of interiors within one frame.

1978.195 George Jenkins THE MIRACLE WORKER 15 1/8 x 20 7/8" 9 (dining room). 1962. Charcoal on tracing paper.

1978.197 George Jenkins WAIT UNTIL DARK. 15 1/4 x 18 3/8" 9 1967. Ink and watercolor on heavy white paper.

1978.198 George Jenkins KLUTE 15 7/8 x 23 3/8" 9 (Bree Daniel's apartment). 1971. Charcoal on tracing paper.

1978.203 George Jenkins ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 20 1/4 x 28 1/4" 8 (interior of newsroom). 1975. Ink and watercolor on board.

1977.858 Boris Leven THE SHANGHAI GESTURE 25 3/8 x 30 5/8" 7 (casino). 1941. Pencil, ink, watercolor, tempera on paper, mounted on board.

1978.72 Boris Leven THE SHANGHAI GESTURE 24 7/8 x 30 3/8" 7 (circles of hell). 1941. Pencil, ink, watercolor on paper, mounted on board.

1977.854 Boris Leven GIA.'lT 16 3/8 x 22 1/4" 9 (house on prairie). 1956. Charcoal, pastel, watercolor on paper, mounted on board. DESIGNED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTOR, Checklist, cont. 7.

7 1977.862 Boris Leven WEST SIDE STORY 23 3/8 x 35 3/4" (Maria on rooftop). 1961. Pencil, watercolor, tempera on board.

9 1977.1026 Eugene LouriJ DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID 15 1/4 x 18 1/4" (bedroom). 1945. Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash on board.

THE MATTE PROCESS

36 x 46" 1 1978.54 Albert Whitlock THE BIRDS (Bodega Bay). 1961. Oil on glass.

2 1978.55 Albert Whitlock THE BIRDS 36 1/2 x 46 5/8" (exit from farmhouse). 1961.

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist Oil on glass. 3 1978.56 Albert Whitlock FRENZY 36 x 58 7/8" (exterior of Covent Garden). 1972. Oil on glass. 5 1978.69 Warren Newcombe THE GREAT ZIEGFELD 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" ("Show Boat" number). 1936. Pastel on bOard (matte).

5 1978.67 Warren Newcombe THE WIZARD OF OZ 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" (Emerald City). 1939. Pastel on board (matte).

5 1978.68 Warren Newcombe THE WIZARD OF OZ 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" (Witch's battlements). 1939. Pastel on board (matte). 5 1978.73 Warren Newcombe YOLANDA fu,DTHE THIEF 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" (estate). 1945. Pastel on board (matte). 5 1978.74 Warren Newcombe ZIEGFELD FOLLIES 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" (Broadway marquees). 1946. Pastel on board (matte). 5 1978.38 Warren Newcombe THE WHITE SISTER 25 1/2 x 32 1/2" (interior of cathedral). 1933. Pastel on board (matte). Note: Four stills from "The \illiteSister" must be hung next to the matte. Stills 11 x 14" each

PHOTOGRAPHS, , A1~D CONTINUITY

INTOLERANCE Stills Walter L. Hall 4 Archi ve ColI. 1916. Black and white 13 x 16" mat photograph of Babylonian set plus still of set constructed 11 x 14" still for film. DESIQlED FOR FILM: THE HOLLYWOOD ART DIRECTORS, Checklist, cont. 8.

I 1978.214,216, Ben Carre THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 24 x 38" mat 4 220,221,222, 1925. Black and white 224 photograph of Carre drawings of the subterranean chambers of the Paris Opera.

1978.1-8,10, Alexander Golitzen NANA 24 1/8 x 36" 4 11,13 (storyboard). 1934. Eleven charcoal sketches in one mat.

1978.59.1-6 Claude Gillingwater CITIZEN KANE 16 x 22" 4 (interior scenes in Xanadu). 1941. Six charcoal sketches mounted on board in one mat.

1978.94 Robert Boyle THE BIRDS 25 1/2 x 36" 4 (attack on children outside

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist school house). 1963. Forty-one and pen and ink continuity sketches on fourteen 8 x 11" 25 1/2 x 25 1/2" sheets on tracing paper) on two mounts.

Stills Robert Boyle NORTH BY NORTHWEST 25 1/2 x 39 1/2" 4 Archive ColI. (Mt. Rushmore chase). 1959. and Thirty-three pen and ink con- 25 1/2 x 36" tinuity sketches on twenty- and four sheets of 9 x 12" tracing paper. On three mounts. 25 1/2 x 18"

1978.1023. Ted Haworth THE BEGUILED 20 x 24" 4 1-10 (opening sequence). 1970. Pen and ink and watercolor continuity sketches in one mat.

Note: All works in this catagory (starting bottom of Page #7)must be either exhibited in glass cases or wall mounted under glass.

SET MODEL

1978.32 TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON 10 1956.

SCALE DESIGNS

1978.326 Herman Rosse KING OF JAZZ 23 3/8 x 35 3/4" 7 (scale drawing of piano). 1930. Pencil on paper.

1978.327 Herman Rosse KING OF JAZZ 25 3/8 x 32 3/8" 7 (blueprint design of piano decoration). 1930 3 stills - 11 x 14" Note: Three stills from KING OF JAZZ should be juxtaposed with the drawing.

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1978.313 Oliver Smith THE BAND WAGON 19 x 24 7/8" 9 (collage of "Girl Hunt Ballet"). 1953.

1978.314 Oliver Smith THE BAND WAGON 19 x 24 7/8" 9 1978.315 (photo collage of "Girl and Hunt Ballet"). 1953. Tempera, 22 3/8 x 26 1/2" 8 black and white photographs mounted on paper. Two collages.

Note: All dates refer to release date of film.

TEXT PA1,ELS

PRODUCER AS DESIGNER 27 1/2 x 14" 4

MoMAExh_1213_MasterChecklist DIRECTOR AS DESIGNER 27 1/2 x 14"

STUDIO STYLE 23 3/4 x 14"

PERSONAL STYLE 25 x 14"

THE MATTE PROCESS 12 1/2 x 14"

STORYBOARDS 17 1/4 x lOll

The Work of the Art 24 x 20" Director. Photo enlargement of 30 sketches attributed to Cedric Gibbons One panel.

Note: All text panels must introduce the appropriate sections.

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