Drawing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, undated
- TitleStephen Longstreet drawings, 1941 - 1975 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)Circa 1941 - 1975 (inclusive)
- Description
36 item(s) of artworks
1 folder(s) of papersVertical file
- Summary
The collection includes book jackets; invitations for gallery exhibitions and lectures by Longstreet; and film studios sketch books consisting of drawings and watercolors created on the set or on location while working in the motion picture industry.
- BiographyStephen Longstreet was a screenwriter and author of more than 100 fiction and non-fiction books. An artist by training, Longstreet chronicled the colorful world of jazz during the 1920s, but switched to writing during the Depression to make a living. Under contract at Warner Bros. in the 1940s, Longstreet wrote THE JOLSON STORY (1946) and STALLION ROAD (1947).
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Stephen Longstreet, 1976
- Preferred citationStephen Longstreet drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 582
- 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