- TitleVan Nest Polglase production design drawings, 1939 - 1940 (inclusive)
- Date(s)Circa 1939 - 1940 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
9 item(s) of artworks
- Summary
The Van Nest Polglase production design drawings are from four RKO films, BEAUTY IS FOR THE ASKING (1939), FIFTH AVENUE GIRL (1939), THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939), and BACHELOR MOTHER (1940).
- BiographyVan Nest Polglase was an American art director active in film from 1925 to 1957. He helped define RKO's house style in the 1930s. Polglase received six Academy Award nominations in the art direction category.
- Subjects
- Preferred citationVan Nest Polglase production design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 980
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings