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Mixed Subject Matter--Mounted and Oversize Photographs

 File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Content

Photographs in this set were mounted for display in various exhibits. They feature Kirov, Bolshoi, and other companies, and show a range of dancers and subject matter. Some photographs appear as parts of collages, while others are shots of individuals or groups. Many of the photographs or mounts are signed by the dancers. Box 35 contains photographs from performances by both the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet companies. Ballets pictured include Les Sylphides, Walpurgisnacht, the Nutcracker, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, La Rose Malade, Swan Lake, and Scheherezade. Boxes 36-37 contain unidentified performance photographs. Box 38 contains photographs (both performance, rehearsal and instruction, and portraits/candids), clippings, articles, proof sheets, and notes concerning the Kirov Ballet. It also contains costume and scene designs for the Kirov Ballet. The box also contains photos of performance from the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and from unidentified companies, photos picturing rehearsal and instruction, and photos from the International Ballet Competition from 1985. Boxes 43-49 contain photos mounted using various materials; some have cloth frames, while most have red velvet or matting. Many of the photos are signed. Box 43 contains photos concerning International Ballet Competitions as well as images of the Bolshoi Theatre. Box 44 was found in a container originally labeled, "Panels for Fadeyechev / Semenyaks, Golden Age (Bessmertnova/Mukhamedov); Panels for Ananiashvili Semizorova "Ivan" (Mukhamedov); Panels for Mikhalchenko Bylova / Lazarev / Bessmertnova." In additions to mounted photographs from exhibitions, Box 48 contains mounted letters written by Vasiliev and by Plisetskaya. Box 56 contains a framed newspaper clipping, from the London Times, featuring Plisetskaya and Nicolai Fadeyechev in a production of Swan Lake at Covent Garden (1963). Box 58 contains signed mountings that were found without their accompanying photographs attached. Boxes 59-60 contain reproductions of newspaper articles, panels with information concerning dancers, panels regarding the Archive, and other textual panels. Box 72, which contains mostly posters, also contains four oversize mounted, signed panels with photographs. Box 114 contains some mounted and other unmounted photographs. It also contains a photograph with a handwritten caption by Grell: "This photo served as an inspiration for the creation of my Russian Ballet Collection! -- D. L. G."

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1950s-2000s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additional information.

Extent

From the Collection: 205 Linear Feet (209 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Russian