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Interview with Boris Aronson

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Title
Interview with Boris Aronson
Names
Corwin, Betty L. (Director)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. (Producer)
Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980 (Interviewee)
Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999 (Interviewer)
Collection

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1975
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 17
Topics
Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980
Set designers
Set designers -- United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Video producer, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive ; Betty L. Corwin, director.
Content: Transcript available.
Performers: Interviewed by Garson Kanin.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York City, Mar. 20, 1975.
Funding: Recording made with the financial assistance of Mel Brooks, given in memory of Stanley Prager.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 videocassettes (130 min.) :sd., b&w ;3/4 in. (U-matic)
Description
Boris Aronson discusses various aspects of his fifty-year career as a stage designer, painter, and theater consultant.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F228
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13978037
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90357c30-ecbd-0139-517b-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1975: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Boris Aronson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed007

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Boris Aronson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed007

APA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (1975). Interview with Boris Aronson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e1ec7ed-l0ad-edde-c0de-d9b1e55ed007

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Interview with Boris Aronson