Boris Chaliapine's ballet portraits
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Title
Boris Chaliapine's ballet portraits
Collection
Names
Goldsborough, Laird (Cinematographer)
Shali︠a︡pin, Boris, 1904-1979 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Approximate)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1366
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1013 (former)
Subjects
Shali︠a︡pin, Boris, 1904-1979
Baronova, Irina
Moulin, Geneviève
Orloff, Nicholas
Leskova, Tatiana, 1922-
Lazowsky, Yurek
Panaieff, Michel
Verchinina, Nina
Toumanova, Tamara, 1919-1996
Riabouchinska, Tatiana
Lichine, David
Volkova, Anna
Shvetzov, Igorʹ Aleksandrovich, 1904-1982
Petroff, Paul
Razoumova, Galina
Basil, W. de
Rostoff, Dimitri
Chamié, Tatiana
Zorina, Vera
Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986
Nemchinova, Vera
Oboukhoff, Anatole
Ballets russes de Monte Carlo
Portraits
Genres
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Digital Betacam) (18 min.) : silent, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
Boris Chaliapine painting in his studio, shots of his portraits of ballet personalities (mostly associated with the Original Ballet Russe) and informal shots of several of his subjects, in conversation, posing or dancing. Among the subjects depicted are Irina Baronova (informal shots), Genevieve Moulin (informal shots), Nicholas Orloff, Tatiana Leskova, Yura Lazovsky, Michel Panaieff, Nina Verchinina, Tamara Toumanova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, David Lichine, Anna Volkova, Igor Schwezoff, Paul Petroff, Galina Razoumova, Col. W. de Basil, Dimitri Rostoff, Tatiana Chamié, Vera Zorina, Lucia Chase, Vera Nemchinova (informal shots) and Anatole Oboukhoff. The portrait bust of Chaliapine's father, the singer Feodor, is twice seen in the film.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY737034443-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12147313
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 584d36c0-645f-0132-5624-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Boris Chaliapine's ballet portraits" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/584d36c0-645f-0132-5624-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). Boris Chaliapine's ballet portraits Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/584d36c0-645f-0132-5624-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Boris Chaliapine's ballet portraits" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/584d36c0-645f-0132-5624-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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