Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jenkins, George, 1908-2007, collector.
- Abstract:
- The collection contains 28 engravings of theaters and stage set designs of the 17th and 18th centuries. Artists include Giacomo Torelli, Caspar Amort, Melchior and Matthäus Küsell, and Daniel Pomerade.
- Extent:
- 1 oversize box
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 28 engravings of theaters and stage set designs. There is a set of four unidentified 17th century theater designs; two hand-colored stage designs by Giacomo Torelli from the 17th century; Francesco Santurini theater decor drawings by Caspar Amort, engraved by Melchior Küsell for Medea Vendicativa (Munich 1662); three engraved plates of Daniel Pomarede showing theaters from The Universal History (1763); Venus descending among the nymphs by a 17th century Italian engraver; and 14 of a set of 23 plates by Ludovico Bonaccini, engraved by Matthäus Küsell for Il Pomo d’Oro (1668).
- Biographical / historical:
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George Clarke Jenkins (1908-2007) was a production designer and art director for both theatrical productions and feature films. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 19, ca. 1908-11 (sources vary), Jenkins studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1929-31) and went on to work as an interior and industrial designer (1934-35) and assistant to stage designer Jo Mielziner (1937-41), before designing for his first Broadway play, Early To Bed (1943). He continued working on stage plays until 2004. His film credits include Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Wait Until Dark (1967), Klute (1971) and Presumed Innocent (1990). He also served as art director in charge of experimental color programming at CBS (1953-54) and taught motion picture design at the University of California, Los Angeles (1985-89). He was nominated for four Tony awards including for his work on the Miracle Worker and won an Academy Award for All the President's Men (1976). He died in 2007.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of George Jenkins, March 11, 1992.
- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988