Steve Sardanis papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of set design drawings, scripts, photographs, and schedules of art director and production designer Steven P. Sardanis (1931-2002). Sardanis worked on the films "The Towering Inferno" (1974), "The Untouchables" (1987), and "Suspect" (1987).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Creator
- Sardanis, Steven (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Steven P. Sardanis (1931-2002) was an American art director and production designer. He worked on such films as "The Towering Inferno" (1974), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Why Me?" (1984), "Three Warriors" (1977), and "Suspect" (1987). Sardanis attended the University of Southern California School of Architecture.
Extent
11.375 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of set design drawings, scripts, photographs, and schedules of art director and production designer Steven P. Sardanis (1931-2002).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Sardanis estate, October 2002.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Sardanis, Steven -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Steve Sardanis papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu