Scope and arrangement
The collection dates from 1964 to 1975, and holds nine large- format photographs of Harkness Ballet Company dancers. None of the photographs are labeled with dancer names or dates.
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- Creator
- Avedon, Michael
- Call number
- *MGZEB 22-0008
- Physical description
- 0.25 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- Michael Avedon photographs of the Harkness Ballet, *MGZEB 22-0008. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Repository
- Jerome Robbins Dance Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Michael Avedon worked as the house photographer for the Harkness Ballet Company between approximately 1964 and 1975. His collection contains nine prints of individual Harkness Ballet dancers. The prints are all unlabeled and undated.
Biographical/historical information
Michael Avedon is a photographer and the second cousin of the photographer, Richard Avedon. Between approximately 1964 and 1975 he was the house photographer for the Harkness Ballet Company.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by the Harkness Ballet Foundation in 1987.
Processing information
Processed by Heather Lember in 2022.
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Location
Jerome Robbins Dance DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor