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Nels Astner

14 works

Browse 14 works by Nels Astner from the Library of Congress. Every work here links to the museum that holds it, and anyone can save it at up to 2,500 pixels on the long side without paying.

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Painted stage design of a fiery hell scene with a skeleton, bones, street signs reading Dry Bones Boulevard and Brimstone Str

Golden Slippers: Hell Scene

1934-1943

Painted stage design of a heavenly city behind ornate iron gates, with a staircase, clouds, and a sign reading To Hell.

Golden Slippers: Heaven

1934-1943

Stage design sketch with two painted room interiors for the play Fair and Warmer, showing a yellow parlor and a pink canopy b

Fair and Warmer: Sketch no. 1, Acts 1 & 2 and Act 3

1934-1943

Stylized night scene of gravestones, a glowing gold cross, red candle stands and smoke, labeled EVERYMAN, by Nels Astner.

Everyman: Sketch no. 1 (Gravestones)

1934-1943

Watercolor set design elevations for The Torchbearers showing brick walls, exit and wooden doors, and paneled break-away unit

The Torchbearers: Act 2 (Wall Panels)

1934-1943

Colored design drawing of stage set wall panels with a window, door, fireplace, and stylized flower motifs in pink and yellow

The Torchbearers: Acts 1 and 3 (Wall Panels)

1934-1943

Painted stage design sketch of a wood-paneled domestic interior with bookshelves, a dining table, sofa and fireplace.

The Bat: Sketch no. 1 Act I (Domestic Interior)

1934-1943

Stylized painting of a horned animal leaping near a bare tree, two dogs below, an orange moon and golden comet in blue sky.

Horned Animal, Dogs, and Tree against Sky with Moon and Comet

1934-1943

Black and white ink sketch of angular factory silhouettes with chimneys and windows against a dark field, titled Processional

Processional: Sketch no. 2 (Factory Silhouettes)

1934-1943

Pencil and ink cubist drawing of angular buildings, smokestacks and diagonal planes with hatched shading.

Processional: Sketch no. 3 (Factories and Smokestacks, Distorted:Cubist)

1934-1943

Colored design sketch of a paneled office with a wooden desk, chair, blue rug and doorways, for The Magistrate Act III Scene

The Magistrate: Sketch no. 4, Act III Scene 1

1934-1943

Watercolor set design sketch of a domestic interior with upright piano, teal sofa, arched doorway and vase of red flowers.

The Magistrate: Sketch no. 1, Act I Also Scene 2 of Act III (Domestic Interior)

1934-1943

Watercolor stage design sketch of a room with green curtains, glass French doors, a wooden sideboard and floral wallpaper.

The Magistrate: Sketch no. 2, Act 2

1934-1943

Watercolor stage design of a room with patterned wallpaper, red curtains, a round table and chairs, labeled Act II of The Mag

The Magistrate: Sketch no. 3, Act II

1934-1943