Scope and arrangement
The Eleanor King Photographs contain black and white and color photographs and slides documenting the life and career of modern dance choreographer, teacher and dancer Eleanor King and span from approximately 1900 to 1990.
A number of the photographs capture King's performances with the Humphrey-Weidman Company, as well as her own works over several decades. American Folk Suite (circa 1938-1946), Antique Suite (1931-1935), Icaro (1936-1946), Mother of Tears (1935-1936), Parodisms (1938-circa 1949), She (1947-1955), Study (Edward Ballade, 1931), and To the West (1943-1963) are among the best documented works in the collection. Of particular note are 35 mm prints of the Theatre Dance Company (1938-1939 and 1940-1941), founded by King, a few snapshots of King with Doris Humphrey and other dancers on Fire Island (1929-1940) and Les Romanesques (interludes choreographed by Humphrey and performed by King and others on a Newport, Rhode Island estate, (1930 July 18).
Many photographs and slides depict King's travels to the Far East: her four trips to Japan, and 1976 trip to Korea (Fulbright Research Grants, 1967 and 1976, respectively). There are also some candid and early photographs of King, her family and friends, as well as portraits. A few black and white and color negatives are also found in the collection.
Photocopies marked "Missing" indicate that the original photographs were published in King's book Transformations, but are not found in this collection.
Arrangement
Alphabetical