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1: finished plan and elevation tracing 2: rough elevation tracing 3-3C: finished plan and elevation prints (duplicates) 4-13: rough sketches 14-21: lists of function requirements, items, tasks, etc. 22: receipt from M. Epstein's Son, Inc. 23: felt and fabric samples

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1-3: building specification photo stats of Carnegie Hall dimensions 4, 5: building specifications 6, 7: finished plan and elevation/construction drawing tracings 8, 9: construction drawing prints 10: envelope of seventeen photographs

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A: sketch of YMHA (Manhattan) theatre dimensions 1-5: finished plan and elevation tracings 6: element sheet on tracing paper 7-12: finished plan and elevation prints 13: element sheet prints 14-30: rough tracings

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1-10: finished plan, elevation, and lighting tracings 11-22: lighting instrument schedule, prop list, etc. prints 23-31: finished plan, elevation, and lighting prints 32-59: rough tracings 60-63: rough prints 64-66: rough sketches

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1-12A: finished plan, elevation, and lighting tracings 13, 14: scenic item list 15-29: complete set: finished plan, elevation, and lighting prints 30-37P: finished plan and elevation prints 38-75: rough tracings 76-85: rough prints 86-90: lists 91: theatre plan tracings 92, 93: rough sketches

Overview From the Collection: Peter Wexler (1936 - 2022) worked for seven decades in performance art, as a designer of scenery, costumes, lighting, concerts, performance space, and outdoor concert facilities, as well as a producer and as a studio artist. He studied at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1958, and attended the Yale School of Drama. The Peter Wexler papers contain materials from his professional career from 1948 to 1969. This collection includes programs, reviews, correspondence,...