Judith Scott photographs

id
10760
origination
Scott, Judith, 1937-
date statement
circa 1957-1993 [bulk 1962-1981]
key date
1957
identifier (local_mss)
24000
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 469
b-number
b21132109
total components
55
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2016-12-22 22:08:59 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 469", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"24000", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21132109", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1957-1993", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1957/1993", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
{"value"=>"1962-1981", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1962/1981"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Judith Scott photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.78 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Judith Scott (circa 1937-) is a dancer, choreographer, and educator who co-founded Dance Incorporated Chicago and founded her own dance company in New York City. The Judith Scott photographs date from circa 1957 to 1993 and document Scott's performances, as well as other aspects of her career."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Judith Scott photographs, *MGZMD 469. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Scott, Judith, 1937-", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Judith Scott was born Judith Skwiot in Chicago around 1937. She attended Mundelein College, majoring in Theater and Psychology and graduating in 1958. She completed a Masters' Degree in Dance Education at Northwestern University.</p> <p>In 1963 she joined Gus Giordano in forming Dance Incorporated Chicago, which featured ballet, jazz, and modern dance choreography. In addition to performing with the company, Scott served as its modern dance choreographer. During her time with Dance Incorporated Chicago, she taught modern dance at Northwestern University and the University of Jamaica in the West Indies.</p> <p>From 1969 to 1975 Scott taught at Barnard College in New York City. During that time, she formed the Judith Scott Dance Company, performing pieces throughout the New York City metropolitan area. In the 1980s, Scott shifted her focus to aerobic dancing and fitness, writing books and magazine articles on the topic.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the Judith Scott photographs document dance events in which Scott performed from the 1950s through the early 1980s. These performance files include black and white 35mm negatives and contact sheets. Some performance files also hold black and white prints, color 35mm slides, and printed event announcements. Several files of photographs for her book projects are included in the collection. Two portrait files hold posed and candid portrait photographs of Scott from the 1960s through the 1980s. Other subjects include the Dance Incorporated Chicago company and dance classes for children taught by Scott. A file of promotional material holds performance announcements, press releases, newspaper clippings, and performance schedules, many of which include reproductions of photographic prints found elsewhere in the collection.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Judith Scott in 1992.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Judith Scott papers, *MGZMD 183. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Heather Halliday</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
date_start
1957
keydate
1957
date_end
1993
date_inclusive_start
1957
date_inclusive_end
1993
date_bulk_start
1962
date_bulk_end
1981
extent_statement
1.78 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

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