Wayne Shilkret photographs

id
10906
origination
Shilkret, Wayne
date statement
1946-1987 [bulk 1960-1969]
key date
1946
identifier (local_mss)
24771
org unit
Music Division
call number
JPB 17-16
b-number
b21408325
total components
47
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2017-12-04 16:55:33 UTC
updated
2021-04-07 22:07:56 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"24771", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21408325", "type"=>"local_b"}
{"value"=>"JPB 17-16", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1946-1987", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1987"}
{"value"=>"1960-1969", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1960/1969"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Wayne Shilkret photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9 boxes, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Music Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"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."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Shilkret, Wayne", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"cre"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Wayne Shilkret was a publicist and arts administrator who photographs of musicians and dancers as part of his publicity and administrative work. He served as publicist for the booking and promotion agency Sol Hurok Attractions, Inc., as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the John F. Kennedy Center. He then became executive director of the Ambassador Auditorium, the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, the Pasadena Symphony, and General Manager of the Hollywood Bowl.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Subjects of the photographs include ballet and dance performances, military tattoos, and circus performances; individual ballet dancers, conductors, violinists, pianists, and opera singers; and Sol Hurok himself. There are a large number of images of the Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi's prima ballerina, Maya Plisetskaya. Photographs are mostly contact sheets and negatives, though there are some enlarged prints. A small number of photographs taken by photographers other than Shilkret are included in the collection. The collection also contains printed promotional material, including ballet programs and a poster of Mstislav Rostropovich.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Cindy Shilkret, 2017.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}
date_start
1946
keydate
1946
date_end
1987
date_inclusive_start
1946
date_inclusive_end
1987
date_bulk_start
1960
date_bulk_end
1969
prefercite
{"value"=>"Wayne Shilkret photographs, JPB 17-16. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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