New York City theater marquees

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Description: This collection documents changing theater marquees and exterior displays of signage and posters on Broadway from late 1997 to 2001. It features some 79 productions, including The Scarlet Pimpernel, Seussical, Chicago, The King and I, Jekyll and Hyde, The Iceman Cometh, Phantom of the Opera, and Jane Eyre. The photographs were created for a project initiated in 1997 by the Billy Rose Theatre Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to add to its collection of documentation about contemporary Broadway theater. The photographer, Christopher J. Frith (b. 1956). Consists of 4 x 6 color photographs of theater marquees from various angles showing the signage, posters and reviews on theater facades which advertises their current production. Most of the photographs are night shots.
Names: Frith, Christopher J., 1956- (Photographer); New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Collection. (Publisher)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1997 - 2001
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-Vim 2002-001
Topics: Broadway (New York, N.Y.); Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York; Marquees -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres: Photographs
Physical Description: Extent: 8 volumes (2 lin. ft.)
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPW02-F0; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15373677; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2ae1b730-c6cd-012f-2b85-58d385a7bc34