Creator:

Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942  Search this

Names:

Briggs, Ernest, 1923-  Search this

Bufano, Remo, 1894-1948  Search this

Extent:

2 Reels (ca. 2000 items (on 2 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

1904-1963

Scope and Contents:

Biographical sketches; published and unpublished writings including a lecture on puppetry and puppet play scripts by Sarg and Remo Bufano; sketches of marionettes; reports of audience reaction to puppet performances; business correspondence with Ernest Briggs; photographs of puppets and puppeteers; clippings; catalogs; programs; and printed materials.

Biographical / Historical:

Puppeteer, marionettist, childrens' books illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist, painter, craftsman, lecturer, and writer; New York, N.Y. His full name was Anthony Frederick Sarg.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming, 1979, Detroit Institute of Art Archives.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Puppeteers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Puppet making  Search this

Puppet making  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.sargtony

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fe94ca71-be86-4443-8c5d-3d6322d65e1a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-sargtony