Dian Blomquist collection on Louise Roberts and Klarna Pinska

id
11946
origination
Blomquist, Dian
date statement
1937-1988
key date
1937
identifier (local_mss)
24878
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 506
b-number
b23759671
total components
4
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2025-11-10 16:47:40 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1937-1988", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/1988"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Dian Blomquist collection on Louise Roberts and Klarna Pinska"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Dian Blomquist was a close friend of Klarna Pinska, a modern dancer known for her work with the Denishawn School, and Louise Roberts, a dancer and longtime director of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. The Dian Blomquist collection on Klarna Pinska and Louise Roberts, dating from 1937 to 1988, contains correspondence to Blomquist, photographs collected by her, and a papier-mâché mask."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Blomquist, Dian", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Klarna Pinska (1904-1994) was born in Ukraine and relocated with her family to San Francisco via Canada in 1919. Soon after, Pinska began her dance studies at the Denishawn School in both Los Angeles and New York City, later becoming the School's head teacher in the 1930s. She went on to choreograph her own dances including <span class=\"title\">The Synchoric</span> and <span class=\"title\">Rondo</span>, as well as assisting Ruth St. Denis, Harry Losee, and Lenore Shaffer. In addition to teaching, she also was a student of Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Louis Horst, and studied the Graham Method under Jane Dudley and Sophie Maslow.</p> <p>Pinska returned to California in 1941, where she began teaching dance therapy to both children and adults. She worked with doctors at the University of California Medical School to explore how dance could help patients recover. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she continued to work as a dance therapist and taught at the Walter Beggerstaff Studio from 1960 to 1964. In the 1970s, she was the assistant to Ruth St. Denis for three years, and she taught and performed Denishawn techniques. She also choreographed and directed <span class=\"title\">The Spirit of Denishawn</span> in 1977. Pinska continued to teach and choreograph until she died in San Francisco in 1994.</p> <p>Louise Roberts (1912-1997) was a dancer, producer, and administrator best known for her sixteen-year tenure as director of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. Born in Boston and a graduate of Hunter College, she was instrumental in shaping the careers of many modern dance artists, including Kei Takei, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and Bill T. Jones. Her contributions were recognized with a Bessie Award in 1986 and a Capezio Award in 1991. Roberts died in Manhattan at the age of eighty-five in 1997.</p> <p>Dian Blomquist was a close personal friend of Pinska and Roberts.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Dian Blomquist collection on Louise Roberts and Klarna Pinska dates from 1937 to 1988. The majority of the material is correspondence from Roberts and Pinska addressed to Blomquist, a personal friend of both dancers.</p> <p>The Pinska material consists of photographs of Pinska and Blomquist, letters, postcards, and a 1978 clipping from the <span class=\"title\">San Francisco Chronicle</span>. Of special note is the inclusion of a papier-mâché mask of Plinska's likeness, signed and dated by artist Violet Clark-Eddy from 1937.</p> <p>The Roberts material consists of correspondence from Roberts to Blomquist. The correspondence includes postcards, cards, and letters mostly about her overseas travel, personal updates, and well-wishes. Additionally, there is one photograph of Roberts, and a Clark Center Summer Dance flier from 1986.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Dian Blomquist, 2019.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Tara D. Strongosky</span> in 2025.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Klarna Pinska papers, *MGZMD 141, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p> <p>Clark Center records, *MGZMD 176, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
date_start
1937
keydate
1937
date_end
1988
date_inclusive_start
1937
date_inclusive_end
1988
extent_statement
1.21 linear feet (2 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Dian Blomquist collection on Louise Roberts and Klarna Pinska, *MGZMD 506. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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