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Merce Cunningham

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Merce Cunningham

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Title
Merce Cunningham
Names
Cunningham, Merce (Choreographer)
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008 (Artist)
Cernovich, Nicola (Cinematographer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1953 (Inferred)
Place: North Carolina
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5041
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3412 (former)
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 4-2461
Topics
Dance rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Acquisition: Gift of Nick Cernovich.
Physical Description
Film reel
Extent: 1 film reel (11 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm.
Description
Views of Merce Cunningham and his company rehearsing in the studio at Black Mountain College, North Carolina; views of artist Robert Rauschenberg in his studio. Includes occasional New York street scenes.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926008891-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171782
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6586ff80-b5b6-0134-89fe-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1953: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6586ff80-b5b6-0134-89fe-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Merce Cunningham" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6586ff80-b5b6-0134-89fe-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1953). Merce Cunningham Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6586ff80-b5b6-0134-89fe-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Merce Cunningham