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Title
Narcisse
Names
Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924 (Costume designer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Dance Division Original Artwork and Designs

Léon Bakst Costume designs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1911 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZGC Bak L Nar 1
Topics
Dance costume
Ballets russes
Narcisse (Choreographic work : Fokin)
Costume design -- 20th century
Genres
Costume design drawings
Drawings
Notes
Acquisition: Gift of Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
Publications: Published in L'Art décoratif de Léon Bakst in 1913
Physical Description
Watercolors
Pencil works
Extent: Watercolor and pencil, sight, 66.6 x 48.2 cm
Signed lower right: Bakst.
Description
Costumes for two characters in Fokin's ballet for Les Ballets Russes (Dyagilev). Two women in swirling dance pose, back to back, arms joined overhead; figure in back on right wearing brownish-gold costume, twisting to look over shoulder at figure in front on left, wearing blue gown with circular green decorations.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12147672
Photo Order: 50110
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c2fe84c0-0030-0130-20dd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1866: Creator Born
  • 1911: Created
  • 1924: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Narcisse" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a06f990-7560-0130-b4c4-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Narcisse" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a06f990-7560-0130-b4c4-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). Narcisse Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a06f990-7560-0130-b4c4-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Narcisse