- TitleSigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material, 1930 - 1946 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)Circa 1930 - 1946 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
5 linear ft. of papers
1 linear ft. of photos - Summary
The collection consists of a half-dozen charcoal drawings; a scrapbook with clippings covering the 1945 film strike that included the arrest of his wife, Mildred; and photographs that document the use of matte backgrounds in film, particularly in relation to the Warren Newcombe special and visual effects unit at MGM.
- BiographySigmund Nesselroth was a Hungarian-born architect. After training as an architect at Harvard, he worked in Birmingham, Alabama from around 1924 to 1930. Nesselroth then relocated to Hollywood, California where he found work as a matte artist drawing backgrounds in the art department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In his later years he returned to work as an architect in Los Angeles.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Mildred Nesselroth, 1980
- Preferred citationSigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 255
- 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
