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Syrian dancer in "Cleopatre"

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Image ID

834013


Item data

Title

Syrian dancer in "Cleopatre"

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Stage Costume -- Bakst

Names

Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924 (Costume designer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1909
Date Issued: 1916

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC STAG-Bak

Subjects

Costumes
Borders (Ornament Areas)
Stage costume
Ballerinas
Ballet dancers
Cléopâtre (Choreographic work)

Genres

Costume Design Drawings
Reproductions

Notes

Source Note: From Souvenir Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe, with originals by Leon Bakst and others. (New York : Metropolitan Ballet Company, c1916) Bakst, Léon (1866-1924), Artist.
Content: "à mon ami André Saglio 1909 Paris"--lettered in plate, top right.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Program, Ballet Russe © 1916 Met. Ballet Co."--written on border.

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 30 x 22 cm (11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17517451
Barcode: 33333159480256
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1547bcc0-c564-012f-cae9-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1916

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Syrian dancer in "Cleopatre"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1547bcc0-c564-012f-cae9-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1909). Syrian dancer in "Cleopatre" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1547bcc0-c564-012f-cae9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Syrian dancer in "Cleopatre"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1547bcc0-c564-012f-cae9-58d385a7bc34

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