Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material
- Dates:
- circa 1930s-1946
- Creators:
- Nesselroth, Sigmund
- Extent:
- 5 linear feet of papers. 1 linear foot of photographs.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Sigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Sigmund Nesselroth artwork and and other material span circa 1930s-1946 and encompass approximately 6 linear feet. The collection consists of a half-dozen charcoal drawings; a scrapbook with clippings covering the 1945 film strike that included the arrest of his wife, Mildred; and photographs that document the use of matte backgrounds in film, particularly in relation to the Warren Newcombe special and visual effects unit at MGM.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sigmund Nesselroth was a Hungarian-born architect. After training as an architect at Harvard, he worked in Birmingham, Alabama from around 1924 to 1930. Nesselroth then relocated to Hollywood, California where he found work as a matte artist drawing backgrounds in the art department at Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer. In his later years he returned to work as an architect in Los Angeles.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mildred Nesselroth, 1980
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- visual effects
- Names:
- Nesselroth, Sigmund , 1894-1965--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 18, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Sigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226