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[The dying swan]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
[The dying swan]
Names
Lavery, John, 1856-1941 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1912
Place: London
Publisher: Fine Arts Publishing Co. Ltd, Charing Cross House
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFF Pav A Dyi 1
Topics
Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
Dying swan (Choreographic work : Fokine)
Ballerinas
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Reproduction of a painting by Sir John Lavery, now in the possession of the Tate Gallery, London.
Depicts Anna Pavlova, by the small pond in her garden at Ivy House, in a pose from the final moments of Michel Fokine's solo dance The dying swan. Costume in painting includes a sapphire brooch, instead of the ruby brooch which she invariably wore.
Autographed in pencil, lower right, by Anna Pavlova and John Lavery.
Cf. Dance and dancers, January 1956. Color reproduction of original painting on cover.
Physical Description
Art reproductions
Extent: Mounted sepia-toned photo-reproduction, image: 45.5 x 33.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY767027432-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155914
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd369590-1456-0133-153b-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1856: Creator Born
  • 1912: Issued
  • 1941: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[The dying swan]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3136d0-1457-0133-7d74-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[The dying swan]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3136d0-1457-0133-7d74-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1912). [The dying swan] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3136d0-1457-0133-7d74-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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[The dying swan]