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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: DU scope note: Use for objects that actually are photographic prints on light-sensitive paper, or scans of photographic negatives or prints. For for originals, copies and scans of transparencies and slides, use: Slides (Photography) (lcsh). For works ABOUT photographs (diaries, logs, instructions, criticism, ...) use Photographs (lcsh).

AAT scope note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. It does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "

Found in 12856 Collections and/or Records:

Balanchine Celebrates Stravinsky, 1983

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Identifier: D002.01.0003.0095.00015
Abstract

3 photos on one sheet: (upper) Vera Zorina performs with unidentified dancers, all of the New York City Ballet, in George Balanchine's ''Persephone''; (lower left) Mel Tomlinson and Heather Watts of the New York City Ballet perform in George Balanchine's ''Agon''; (lower right) Suzanne Farrell of the New York City Ballet performs in George Balanchine's solo dance ''Variations''.

Dates: 1983

Balanchine, George, 1957-1981

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Identifier: D002.01.0001.0026
Abstract

Photographs of legendary dancer and choreographer George Balanchine (Georgi Melitinovich Balanchivadze) both dancing and working with other dancers on ballets he choreographed.

Dates: 1957-1981

Balanchine's Ballerinas: Conversations With the Muses

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Identifier: D002.01.0001.0026.00011
Abstract

George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell perform in ''Don Quixote'' in a promotional for Robert Tracy's book ''Balanchine's Ballerinas: Conversations With the Muses.''

Dates: 1957-1981

Baldwin, Marcia, 1966

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Identifier: M123.03.0036.0004
Abstract

Photographs and biographical information about Marcia Baldwin, a performer with the Central City Opera

Dates: 1966

Ballad of Baby Doe, 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001
Abstract

This folder contains black and white photographs from the Central City Opera House production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.'' Photographs of the World Premiere performance of the Ballad of Baby Doe, directed by Hanya Holm during the years 1956-1959.

Dates: 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00007
Abstract

Martha Lipton (left), Walter Cassel (center), and Dolores Wilson (right) appear in the Central City Opera premiere production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00018
Abstract

Unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00019
Abstract "Horace Tabor (sung by Walter Cassel) and Baby Doe (Dolores Wilson) first married in secret, and then later wed again in a lavish ceremony in Washington, DC. Designer Donald Oenslager created the elegant ballroom of the Willard Hotel for the wedding scene, pictured here at the world premiere in 1956. Oenslager designed eleven different sets and lighting for The Ballad of Baby Doe, as well as costumes for a cast of thirty-seven. The same sets were used for subsequent productions, including...
Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00020
Abstract

Leyna Gabriele and Frank Guarrera appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00021
Abstract

Martha Lipton and Walter Cassel appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959