Edith Worth photographs

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unitid

{"value"=>"185571", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0023", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b22629232", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1950s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1959"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Edith Worth photographs"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

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

abstract

{"value"=>"Edith Worth (1907-1983) was a photographer best known for her portraits of children. The Edith Worth photographs contain black and white prints, mostly depicting dancing children."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Worth, Edith, 1907-1983", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Edith Worth (1907-1983) was a photographer and photography teacher who lived and worked in the New York City metro area. She is best known for her photographic portraits of children, which she exhibited at various galleries in New York and New Jersey. Her photographs also appeared in <span class=\"title\">Dance Magazine</span> in the 1950s and 1960s.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Edith Worth photographs are a small collection of oversized black and white prints. Most of the images depict children dancing in a studio setting. There is also a selection of photographs of children on a playground, a mother with her child, and a flower. One photograph of dancing children includes a date of 1957, and the rest of the images are undated.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Karyn and Chris Yandow in 1995.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}

date_start

1950

keydate

1950

date_end

1959

date_inclusive_start

1950

date_inclusive_end

1959

extent_statement

0.46 linear feet (2 boxes)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Edith Worth photographs, *MGZEB 21-0023. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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1. Children Dancing
2. Children on Playground
3. Togo Mother and Child
4. Trail Proof of Flower