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Found 4 collections related to Performing arts -- Photographs

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Photographs of Ruth Page, circa 1930-1950
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 18-3055
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
The Photographs of Ruth Page comprise forty 11" x 14" black and white photographs of the iconic dancer and choreographer from circa 1930 to 1950 by photographer Maurice Seymour. The photographs depict Page in character from her various... more
Shilkret, Wayne
Wayne Shilkret photographs, 1946-1987 [bulk 1960-1969]
Music Division | JPB 17-16
3.5 linear feet (9 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Wayne Shilkret was a publicist and arts administrator who photographed prominent musicians and dancers as part of his work. The Wayne Shilkret photographs consist mostly of dance, music, and opera photographs taken in the 1960s and 1970s.
Dehn, Mura
Mura Dehn collection, 1905-1985 [bulk 1930s-1950s]
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 483
3.6. linear feet (6 boxes)
Mura Dehn (1905-1987) was a dancer and filmmaker who documented African-American social jazz dancing from the 1930s to 1950s at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. The collection consists mostly of her film works, accompanied with photographs;... more
Hess, Otto F.
Otto F. Hess Photographs, 1936-1949
Music Division | JPB 17-12
7 linear feet (14 boxes)
The Otto F. Hess Photographs consist primarily of images shot by the creator over the course of his career (1936-1949). The photographs depict cultural life of New York City between the 1930s and 1940s, and especially the midtown jazz music scene.... more
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