Igor Schwezoff photographs

id
11452
origination
Shvetzov, Igorʹ Aleksandrovich, 1904-1982
date statement
1920s-1970s
key date
1920
identifier (local_mss)
185575
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 21-0032
b-number
b22671405
total components
5
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2022-02-22 20:20:54 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
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{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0032", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22671405", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1920s-1970s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1920/1979"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Igor Schwezoff photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Igor Schwezoff was a ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer. The collection contains portraits of Schwezoff, images of him teaching dance classes, candid photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The collection includes images of Schwezoff's time teaching in both Japan and Brazil."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Shvetzov, Igorʹ Aleksandrovich, 1904-1982", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Igor Schwezoff (1904-1982) was a ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer. He was born in Russia, and trained as a dancer in Leningrad at the school of the Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. He left the country in the 1930s to perform in both South America and Europe.</p> <p>In 1940, Schwezoff moved to the United States, where he served in the Army and was granted citizenship. He taught ballet in New York throughout the 1940s, and also served as artistic director of the Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1945. He returned two years later and formed a dance company, Ballet da Juventude.</p> <p>During the 1960s and 1970s, Schwezoff taught in Japan at the Tachibana Ballet School. He continued to teach ballet until his death in New York City in 1982.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection dates from the 1920s to 1980s, and contains photographs that primarily depict Schwezoff's career as a dance instructor. There are a number of portraits of Schwezoff present, as well as some candid shots. The bulk of the images are unlabeled and undated, but Schwezoff is present in most of them. Of note are many images depicting Schwezoff's tenure teaching ballet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in Japan at the Tachibana Ballet School. The collection also holds a small selection of postcards, some of which are inscribed to Schwezoff, and an assortment of negatives and contact sheets.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Source of acquisition is unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Igor Schwezoff papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library *MGZMD 415.</p>"}
date_start
1920
keydate
1920
date_end
1979
date_inclusive_start
1920
date_inclusive_end
1979
extent_statement
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Igor Schwezoff photographs, *MGZEB 21-0032. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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