Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Roland E. Hill drawings
Date (inclusive): 1927-1930, 1948-1953
Collection number: 967
Creator:
Hill, Roland E.
Extent:
34 artworks.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Roland E. Hill drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Jack Hill, 1989-1999
Biography
Roland E. Hill was an American art director and set designer most active in film from 1925 to 1953. In
the 1950s he designed buildings for Walt Disney Productions, including the Sleeping Beauty Castle at
Disneyland.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Roland E. Hill drawings span the years 1927-1930 and 1948-1953 and encompass 34 artworks. The collection consists of drawings
and/or blueprints for a handful of films from the late 1920s, as well as a few watercolors, such as three of a Western street
set designed by Hill for the Warner Bros. Ranch.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
Indexing Terms
Hill, Roland E. , 1895-1986--Archives.
art directors