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Creator
Moseley, Monica, 1942-2010
Call number
*MGZEB 22-0007
Physical description
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Monica Moseley photographs of Meredith Monk and The House Foundation for the Arts, *MGZEB 22-0007. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Monica Moseley was a dancer, dance scholar, curator, photographer, and founding member of The House, Meredith Monk's company dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to performance. Moseley's collection contains photographs of Monk's performances between 1969 and 1975, where Moseley was both a performer and performance photographer.

Biographical/historical information

Monica Moseley (1942-2010) began her career in New York City in 1964 as an assistant editor at Dance Magazine. She worked at the magazine until 1968, when she became one of the founding members of Meredith Monk's performance company, The House. Moseley performed with Monk until the early 1980s, appearing in such performances as Juice: A Theatre Cantata in 3 Installments (1969), Education of the Girlchild (1973), and Chacon (1974-1975). In 1981, she earned her Master's Degree in Library Science from Columbia University, and began working at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library, where she would eventually serve as an assistant curator until her retirement in 2005.

Meredith Monk is a composer, performer, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer who founded The House, a company dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to performance. Monk is known for her vocal techniques, site-specific performances, and extensive recording career. She continues to compose new music and create theatrical works.

Scope and arrangement

The collection dates from 1969 to 1975, and contains photographs taken by Monica Moseley of performances by Meredith Monk and her performance company, The House. The photographs are arranged chronologically by performance date, and include images of a number of site-specific performances shot by Moseley, some of which also feature Moseley and Monk. Other performers depicted include Ping Chong, Blondell Cummings, Lanny Harrison, Martin Gleitsman, Dick Higgins, Susan Larrison, Rick Lewis, Mark Monstermaker, Jeff Norwalk, Beverly Pepper, Coco Pekelis, Daniel Ira Sverdlik, David Schiller, John Smead, and Linn Varney.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Donated by Monica Mosely in 1981.

Processing information

Processed by Heather Lember in 2022.

Related Material

Monica Moseley papers, (S) *MGZMD 398. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

Meredith Monk Archive, LPA Mss 2006-001, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Using the collection

Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor