Storyboard, HELL AND HIGH WATER, 1933.
- TitleBoris Leven production design drawings, 1933 - 1940 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1933 - 1940 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
30 item(s) of artworks
- Summary
The Boris Leven production design drawings collection includes design works for MISSISSIPPI (1935), FLYING DEUCES (1939), HELL AND HIGH WATER (1933), ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND (1938), STOLEN HARMONY (1935), PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (1934), CLEOPATRA (1934) and HELL AND HIGH WATER (1933)
- BiographyBoris Leven was a Russian-born art director and production designer. Born in Moscow, Leven emigrated to the United States in 1927 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. His Hollywood career spanned from 1938 to 1986. Nominated nine times in the art direction category, he received an Academy Award for WEST SIDE STORY (1961).
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationAcquired, 2008.
- Preferred citationBoris Leven production design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1377
- 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