Through August 27th: “Joseph Urban & the Great American Revue”

"Joseph Urban & the Great American Revue" will be on display in the Octagon Room in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on the 6th floor of Butler Library from July 2 until August 27th.

The exhibition is free and open to the public and features watercolors and photographs of drawings Urban did for the Ziegfeld Follies.

When Joseph Urban died in 1933 at the age of 61, he had produced more stage and screen designs, in a wider range of styles, than anyone else of his time. Of these, were all of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1915 until 1931 (except 1925), 29 Midnight Frolics, as well as a number of other Broadway shows including Rio Rita and Show Boat for Ziegfeld.

A digital exhibition is also available to view online.

For more information on the exhibition or archive, please contact:

Jennifer B. Lee
Curator, Performing Arts Collections
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Columbia University
Tel: 212-854-4048