Found 12 collections related to Negatives (photographs)

The Fred Fehl photographs collection consists of photographs and published materials related to Fehl's work documenting dance and theater performances, mainly in New York City. The majority of the photographs are black and white 5" x 7" prints. Ballet companies that are well represented are the American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet Company, and the New York City Ballet. There are also published materials that feature Fehl's photography as reproduced in newspapers, magazines, programs, and other media. less

Atlanta-born photographer Frederick Melton (1918-1992) came to Manhattan in 1939, where he worked in a variety of creative media. He was eventually introduced to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins of the New York City Ballet, where he photographed nearly every facet of the company from the late 1940s through the 1950s. The Frederick Melton photographs collection of negatives and contact prints capture some of the company's most well-known productions, including intimate backstage moments, and set and costume designs. Many notable principal dancers are represented, including Tanaquil Le Clercq and Maria Tallchief, as well as co-founders Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Melton also focused on the School of American Ballet, the associate school founded by George Balanchine, where he photographed classrooms, students, and faculty. less

The Charles Payne collection spans over five decades of materials documenting the American Ballet Theatre with items such as photographs, clippings and articles, performance programs, and costume and set designs. Payne occupied various administrative roles throughout his nearly 40 year career with the company and compiled the contents of this collection. He also collected photographs of a small number of American and European dance companies. The majority of the collection is photographs of American Ballet Theatre's reportoire dating back to its predecessor, the Mordkin Ballet, in the late 1930s to the Ballet Theatre's formation in 1940 and its subsequent activities for more than thirty years thereafter. less

The collection primarily contains photographic work from the partnership of Leo Friedman, Joseph Abeles, and Sy Friedman, together the pre-eminent photography studio documenting Broadway theatrical productions. The Friedman-Abeles photographs consist primarily of photographs, negatives, contact sheets, proofs, slides, and oversized prints, spanning the partnership, which lasted from 1954-1970, with additional examples of earlier and later work. less

The Joffrey Ballet Company records date from 1877 to 2017 (bulk: 1956-2013) and document the company's creative output from its inception in 1956 to 2017. The collection contains photographs, production and technical files, scores, company administrative files, press materials, programs, designs, and other visual materials created by and for the Joffrey Ballet. The collection also holds the files of company founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, as well as the photographer, set designer, and director for special projects, Herbert Migdoll. less