Photographs of Rumi Missabu

id
10762
origination
Gemerek, Keith
date statement
2008-2014
key date
2008
identifier (local_mss)
24063
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Vim 2015-029
b-number
b21131569
total components
13
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2016-12-27 22:13:09 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:52:59 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"2008-2014", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"2008/2014"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Photographs of Rumi Missabu"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".17 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 other item", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Collection contains 13 original color photographs of Rumi Missabu, a founding member of The Cockettes, in various female costumes, taken by Keith Gemerek."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Photographs of Rumi Missabu, *T-Vim 2015-029. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Gemerek, Keith", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Rumi Missabu (James Bartlett) is a founding member of The Cockettes, a San Francisco-based gender-bending theatrical troupe. Photographer Keith Gemerek began his career in Buffalo, New York in the 1970s; he moved to New York City in 1981 and has photographed composers, musicians, dancers, actors, artists, and activists.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Collection contains 13 original color photographs of Rumi Missabu, a founding member of The Cockettes, in various female costumes and with other performers such as Francois Chagnaud, Sebastian Cheron, and Agosto Machado, taken by Keith Gemerek. Photographs are signed and numbered on versos.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Numerical.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Keith Gemerek, November 2015.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Camille Croce Dee</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 Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
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combined
date_start
2008
keydate
2008
date_end
2014
date_inclusive_start
2008
date_inclusive_end
2014
extent_statement
.17 linear feet (1 other item)

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  1. Rumi NYC 1 - Rumi Missabu, back stage at Theater for the New City, for The Cockettes are Coming: An Extravaganza to Benefit Faerie Camp Destiny, New York City
  2. Rumi NYC 2 - Studio Portrait, Brooklyn, New York
  3. Rumi NYC 3 - Russian ex-pat dancer Sebastian Cheron and Rumi Missabu, studio promotional photograph for (The) Crystal Ball, a mini-ballet based on a Grimm fairy tale at the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, New York
  4. Rumi NYC 4 - Rumi Missabu,studio portrait during a filmed interview by filmmaker Conrad Ventur for a work-in-progress documentary about the life of drag legend Mario Montez, Brooklyn, New York
  5. Rumi NYC 5 - Rumi Missabu, portrait during a staged interview for a series focusing on gay cultural icons by curator/performer Nicholas Gorham at the Spectrum, Brooklyn, New York
  6. Rumi NYC 6 - Legendary performer Agosto Machado and Rumi Missabu,backstage at the performance of Keeping the Tigers Away, a dance attraction based on a collection of Sufi parables, at Judson Memorial Church, New York City
  7. Rumi NYC-7 - Rumi Missabu and French dancer Francois Chagnaud, studio portrait, Brooklyn, New York
  8. Rumi NYC 8 - Rumi Missabu, studio portrait, Brooklyn, New York
  9. Rumi NYC 9 - Rumi Missabu, performance shot during (A) Cocktail of Glamour and Anarch*y at the Dumbo Art Center, Brooklyn, New York
  10. Rumi NYC 10 - Rumi Missabu, studio portrait wearing Billy Bowers designed jacket, Brooklyn, New York
  11. Rumi NYC 11 - Rumi Missabu, studio portrait, Brooklyn, New York
  12. Rumi NYC 12 - Rumi Missabu, studio portrait, Brooklyn, New York
  13. Rumi NYC 13 - Rumi Missabu, portrait, Brooklyn, New York