Cesi Kellinger collection of dance materials, 1842-1994 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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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.
		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
BOX-FOLDER 5/4				The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, 1867
					Review of performance on verso
					Note: Published in October 19 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
BOX-FOLDER 5/5				Léon Bakst dans le Ballet Russe, 1927
					Nine color tipped-in plates of ballet scene designs by Léon Bakst, [8] pages
					Note: Essay published in L'Illustration - Noël serial, about festivals organized by Serge de Diaghilev in Paris and London
					Note: Ballets depicted include Sleeping Beauty, The Legend of Joseph, and The Venetian Pirate
BOX-FOLDER 5/6				Pas de Quatre ballet scene, circa 1851-1854
					Illustrations of Marie Taglioni, Fanny Cerrito, Carlotta Grisi, and Lucille Grahn
					Note: Published in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion
BOX-FOLDER 5/7				Pas des Déesses ballet scene, 1846
					Illustration of Marie Taglioni, Lucille Grahn, Fanny Cerrito, and Arthur Saint-Leon
					Note: Published in August 1 issue of The Illustrated London News
BOX-FOLDER 2/9				Pas Strategique ballet scene, 1851
					Illustration and review of the performance
					Note: Published in May 24 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion
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