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Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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My Fair Lady (Musical)

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My Fair Lady (Musical), [File B]

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Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)

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Title
Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)
Names
Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994 (Set designer)
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

Productions

My Fair Lady (Musical)

My Fair Lady (Musical), [File B]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1956 - 1993
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho B (My fair lady)
Topics
Theatrical productions
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. My fair lady
Musicals
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Pygmalion -- Stage adaptations
Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Music: Frederick Loewe; Book and lyrics; Alan Jay Lerner; Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Physical Description
Photographic prints
Extent: 1 photograph : black & white print ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21398252
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69ff0e90-ffb4-012f-b396-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1918: Creator Born
  • 1956: Created (Approximate)
  • 1994: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956 - 1993. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c5114b-b626-340e-e040-e00a18067601

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c5114b-b626-340e-e040-e00a18067601

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1956 - 1993). Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith) Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c5114b-b626-340e-e040-e00a18067601

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Professor Higgins' library (set design by Oliver Smith)