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BOX 2 | Correspondence, 1931-1994 | ||||||||||||
The Correspondence series, which dates from 1931 to 1994, includes several hand-written letters of prominent modern dancers Hanya Holm, Mary Wigman, and Ted Shawn, along with correspondence between Cesi Kellinger and other antiquarian dealers about modern dance figures. Of particular interest is Shawn’s 1962 Christmas holiday letter which describes the year’s activities. | |||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by author of the letter. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 | Holm, Hanya, 1979 | ||||||||||||
Handwritten letter | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/2 | Jacob's Pillow, 1965 | ||||||||||||
Fundraising letter | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/3 | Kellinger, Cesi, 1987-1994 | ||||||||||||
Three letters and enclosures on collecting and dance artists (Wigman, Holm, and Pola Nirenska) | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/4 | Page, Ruth, undated | ||||||||||||
Hand-written note | |||||||||||||
Note: Transmittal note of good wishes | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/5 | Shawn, Ted, 1953, 1962 | ||||||||||||
Two single-page typed letters; one holiday newsletter, [14] pages | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/6 | Wigman, Mary, 1931 | ||||||||||||
One letter, 3 pages; envelope | |||||||||||||
BOX 2-5 | Photographs and Prints, 1842-1974 | ||||||||||||
The Photographs and Prints series is divided into two subseries: The
Photographs subseries contains a significant number of black-and-white
photos and film publicity shots related to the productions of Ruth St. Denis
and Ted Shawn dating from 1906 to 1974. It includes a rare photo in which
St. Denis dances in her first choreographed work Radha (1906). This collection also includes photos of her solo
in The Gold Madonna, most likely during her
first performance in 1934, as well as performing The
White Madonna in 1936. Other photographed productions include
The Gift of Eternal Life, an Indo-Persian
Legend, which renowned American artist Albert Herter wrote and
produced in 1929, Greek Veil Plastique Dance
(1917), Legend of the Peacock (1919), White Jade (1926), and Nautch (1908). Other items
include headshots of St. Denis, images of Ruth Denis with Ted Shawn, and
photographs taken in non-performance settings. The Prints subseries consists primarily of illustrations on dance-related topics from magazines and newspapers dating from 1842 to 1929, many of which accompany essays or performance reviews. It also contains two photogravures depicting dance lessons by the Gebbie & Husson Photogravure Company. One particularly rare item is Jacques-Émile Blanche’s essay "Léon Bakst dans le Ballet Russe" in the French serial L'Illustration (1927). Léon Bakst, famed costume and set designer for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, provided watercolor illustrations for the essay. This subseries also contains several portraits of renowned dancers Fanny Cerrito, Sofia Fuoco, Carlotta Pochini, and Marie Taglioni. |
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Photographs arranged by title of the work; prints arranged by title of illustration or surname of the person depicted. | |||||||||||||
Photographs, 1906-1974 | |||||||||||||
Ruth St. Denis in Performance | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 | Abduction of Sita, circa 1920 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Lou Goodale Bigelow | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 | Balinese ballet solo, circa 1931 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 | Burmese solo, circa 1923 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Nicholas Muray | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/4 | Egypta [?], undated | ||||||||||||
Includes: Ruth St. Denis with unidentified male dancer | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 | Folder of photographs, early 1900s? | ||||||||||||
Eleven 2.25 x 3.75 inch prints inside a photo decorated with a Ruth St. Denis bookplate | |||||||||||||
Note: Five different costumes or dances | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/6 | The Gift of Eternal Life: An Indo-Persian Legend, a play by Albert Herter, 1929 | ||||||||||||
Two photographs | |||||||||||||
Photographer: J. W. Collinge and Robert Bordeaux | |||||||||||||
Location: Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California | |||||||||||||
Note: St. Denis played the role of Rabia | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/7 | The Gold Madonna, 1934? | ||||||||||||
Note: Solo from Color Study of the Madonna, a dance work also known as The Masque of Mary | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/8 | Greek Veil Plastique Dance, 1917 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Albert Witzel | |||||||||||||
Location: Los Angeles | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/9 | Gregorian Chant, 1950s | ||||||||||||
Autographed photograph, dated 1955 | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/10 | Kitty (Paramount Pictures film), circa 1944-1945 | ||||||||||||
Two publicity photographs | |||||||||||||
Photographer: Bud Fraker | |||||||||||||
Note: In role of Duchess of Marlborough | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/11 | Legend of the Peacock, 1919? | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/12 | The Lovers, circa 1913 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Muray Studios | |||||||||||||
Includes: Ruth Denis with Ted Shawn | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/13 | Nautch dance, 1927, undated | ||||||||||||
Two photographs | |||||||||||||
Photographer: Marcus Blechman | |||||||||||||
Note: As performed in vaudeville | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/14 | Nautch dance, undated | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/15 | Postcard photographs, undated | ||||||||||||
Eight 4 x 5 inch prints | |||||||||||||
Contents: Burmese solo; The Cobra; Incense; Legend of the Peacock; Radha; White Madonna; Yogi; unidentified dance | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/16 | Radha, 1906 | ||||||||||||
Two photographs: headshot of the full-length portrait | |||||||||||||
Photographer: Marcus Blechman | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/17 | Radha, circa 1943-1947 | ||||||||||||
Colorized photograph | |||||||||||||
Photographer: Constantiner | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/18 | Siamese ballet, 1929 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Arthur F. Kales | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/19 | Spirit of the Sea [?], undated | ||||||||||||
Note: On verso, word "prophetess" in pencil | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/20 | White Jade (1926), undated | ||||||||||||
Photographer: Marcus Blechman | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/21 | White Madonna, 1936? | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
Note: Solo from Color Study of the Madonna, a dance work also known as The Masque of Mary | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/22 | The Yogi, 1956? | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/23-25 | Unidentified dance roles, undated | ||||||||||||
Four photographs of three different dances | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/26-27 | Unidentified theatrical roles, undated | ||||||||||||
Two photographs of different productions | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 | Negatives of performance photographs, 1906, 1926, undated | ||||||||||||
Four negatives | |||||||||||||
Ted Shawn in Performance | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/28 | Abduction of Sita, circa 1920 | ||||||||||||
One 9 x 7 inch photograph, inscribed by Shawn | |||||||||||||
Photographer: Lou Goodale Bigelow | |||||||||||||
Note: Inscribed incorrectly as "Siamese dance" | |||||||||||||
Portraits | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/29 | Graham, Martha, undated | ||||||||||||
Headshot | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/30 | St. Denis, Ruth, undated | ||||||||||||
Two prints: headshot and mid-shot | |||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
Note: Unrelated to specific performances | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/31 | St. Denis, Ruth, with Ted Shawn, 1949 | ||||||||||||
Photographer: unknown | |||||||||||||
Location: Jacob's Pillow | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 | Negatives of Ruth St. Denis, undated | ||||||||||||
Three negatives of same profile headshot | |||||||||||||
Prints, 1842-1929 | |||||||||||||
Dance and theatre scenes | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 | The Ballet of the Bags, 1886 | ||||||||||||
Color satirical cartoon by Albert B. Schultz | |||||||||||||
Note: Published in December 15 issue of Puck | |||||||||||||
Note: Includes essay about the Evangelical Alliance of St. Louis's criticism of the National Opera Company | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/7 | Crusader, undated | ||||||||||||
Print of artwork by Ruth Howard and poem of Ruth St. Denis | |||||||||||||
Note: Reformatted reprint of artwork and poem published in Ruth St. Denis's book Lotus Light | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 | The Dancing Class, 1913 | ||||||||||||
Color lithograph by Anna Wehlan Betts | |||||||||||||
Note: Published in January issue of Harper's Magazine, with essay titled "Old Fashioned Children" by E. S. Martin | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 | The Dancing Lesson of Our Grandmothers, 1888 | ||||||||||||
Gebbie & Husson photogravure of painting by Toby E. Rosenthal | |||||||||||||
Note: Includes essay about the painting and artist | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 | The Dancing School, circa 1888-1890 | ||||||||||||
Gebbie & Husson photogravure of a painting by Vincente Palmorali | |||||||||||||
Note: Includes essay about the painting and artist | |||||||||||||
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