Our collection of Anthony F. Dumas drawings was donated by Lee Sievan, a librarian, archivist and photographer. Below is an excerpt from the biography of Sievan included in our finding aid. 

Lee Sievan (1902-1990) was a photographer and the wife of painter Maurice Sievan. She also served as
librarian and archivist for the International Center for Photography. Her photography was exhibited at the
International Center for Photography as well as the Museum of the City of New York.
Lee Sievan contributed Anthony Dumas drawings to be included in an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum
in November 1982. The exhibit “Palaces of Pleasure” was created by author David Naylor. At the suggestion
of Mr. Naylor and curator Elaine Dee (of Cooper Hewitt) Ms. Sievan donated the collection of Anthony Dumas
drawings to Theatre Historical Society. The bulk of the collection was sent in September of 1982, with the
remaining drawings (then on display at Cooper Hewitt) sent at the close of the exhibition.

To see some of Sievan’s original photography, visit the International Center of Photography’s eMuseum here.

(credit: American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America)