Anita O'Gara collection of costume designs

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unitid

{"value"=>"24558", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"*MGZMD 490", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b21677462", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"19th Century", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1800/1899"}

{"value"=>"circa 1917-1969", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1917/1969", "certainty"=>"approximate"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Anita O'Gara collection of costume designs"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 containers", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.35 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"boxes"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 oversize_folder", "unit"=>"oversize_folder"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Legal secretary and patron of the arts Anita O'Gara amassed a small collection of printed and original dance costume design artwork. The Anita O'Gara collection of costume designs dates from the 19th Century to 1969 and focuses primarily upon ballet."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

{"value"=>"Inscriptions on drawings and prints are in English, French, Italian, and Russian."}

origination

{"value"=>"O'Gara, Anita", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"col"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Legal secretary and patron of the arts Anita O'Gara amassed a small personal collection of dance costume design artwork, focusing primarily upon ballet.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Anita O'Gara collection of costume designs consists of printed and original costume design artwork. Many designs are for ballet productions, while some are for operas or other theatrical productions. The 13 original drawings and paintings date from about 1917 through 1969 and include works by noted costume designers Alexandre Benois, Peter Farmer, J. Hutchinson Scott, and W. Robert La Vine. One of the 12 costume design prints dates from 1925 and depicts a Jazz dancer. The remaining prints are French, hand-colored, and not dated.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Anita O'Gara through her representive, Russell Ewig, in 2018.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Twelve monographs related to dance, ballet, and opera that were a part of Anita O'Gara's bequest were separated and are available to researchers at the Jerome Robbins Dance Divistion of the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Halliday</span>, 2018.</p>"}

date_start

1800

keydate

1800

date_end

1969

date_inclusive_start

1800

date_inclusive_end

1969

extent_statement

0.35 linear feet (4 containers); 2 boxes; 2 oversize_folder

prefercite

{"value"=>"Anita O'Gara collection of costume designs, *MGZMD 490. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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