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PASC 184
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Title: Herman Blumenthal photograph collection
Collection number: PASC 184
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.75 linear ft.
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1920s-ca. 1940s
Abstract: Herman Allen Blumenthal was an art director and production designer for the film industry. The collection consists photographs
of theater sets, scenes, and sketches of stage productions, including operas and Shakespeare plays. Additionally there are
prints of various genres of art, assorted images of trees, and photographs of assorted published product advertisements. Some
of the photographs derived from publications whose original sources were drawings, paintings, engravings, and photographs.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Blumenthal, Herman A., 1916-1986
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Herman Blumenthal Photograph Collection (Collection PASC 184). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Herman Allen Blumenthal was an art director and production designer for the film industry. Blumenthal was born in 1916. His
credits include such films as
Cleopatra,
Hello, Dolly!,
Miracle on 34th Street,
The Three Faces of Eve,
Journey to the Center of the Earth, and
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He won two academy awards for Best Art Direction, for his work on
Cleopatra (1963) and
Hello Dolly! (1969), as well as an earlier nomination for
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). Blumenthal died on March 30, 1986.
The collection consists of material related to the career of production designer, Herman Blumenthal. The bulk of the collection
is photographs of theater sets, scenes, and sketches from various stage productions, including operas and Shakespeare plays.
Additionally there are prints of various genres of art, assorted images of trees, and photographs of assorted published product
advertisements. Some of the images in the collection are photographs derived from publications whose original sources were
drawings, paintings, engravings, and photographs.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4230393
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Blumenthal, Herman A., 1916-1986 -- Archival Resources
Motion pictures--Art directors--United States --Archival resources