Production design drawing, DANTE'S INFERNO, 1935.
- TitleFred Sersen papers, 1924 - 1956 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1924 - 1956 (inclusive)
1935 - 1949 (bulk) - Related names
- Description
0.4 linear ft. of papers
1.25 linear ft. of photos
71 item(s) of artworks1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Subject files; 3. Photographs; 4. Graphic Arts
- Summary
The collection contains production design drawings for nine films released between 1935 and 1949, along with some production material and photographs. The photograph series consists of motion picture production photographs.
- BiographyFred Sersen was a Czech-born visual effects artist and painter active in film from around 1918 to 1951. Born Ferdinand Metodej Sersen, he arrived in the U.S. in 1907 and had settled in Los Angeles by at least 1920. He spent his entire career with 20th Century-Fox, starting as a scenic artist. He founded and served as the head of Fox's special photographic effects department. Between 1939 and 1948, Sersen was nominated eight times in the special effects category and received Academy Awards for THE RAINS CAME (1939) and CRASH DIVE (1943).
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Leonard and Alice Maltin, 1998.
- Preferred citationFred Sersen papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 411
- 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