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People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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COLLECTION
Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Names
Peacock, Ada (Costume designer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940 (Questionable)
Table of Contents
Argentina: Dancing the gato -- Argentina: Gaucho with boleadoras -- Bahia-Brasil: Food vendor -- Paraguay: Rolling a cigar -- Uruguay: Gaucho of 1860.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Pea A Peo 1-5
Topics
Gato (Dance)
Gauchos
Folk dancing -- Argentina
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Ada Peacock.
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: Gift; Estate of Josephine Butler.
Biographical/historical: Ohio-born Ada Peacock designed costumes for the Broadway musicals Happy go lucky (Liberty Theatre, 1926) and Honeymoon lane (Knickerbocker Theatre, 1926). In London, she designed costumes for Follow the sun, Charles B. Cochran's 1936 revue (Royal Adelphi Theatre). She married an Englishman and moved with him to Argentina, where she produced watercolor and gouache paintings of the people, costumes, and customs of Argentina and other South American countries. She also designed menu covers for shipping lines.
Physical Description
Photomechanical prints
Extent: 5 prints on cardboard : photolithograph?, color ; 31 x 23 cm., four prints on mount 46 x 31 cm. or smaller.
Description
Reproductions of watercolor paintings. Each depicts a single figure in folk costume.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825000006
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19757003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c241ed0-89be-0134-a56c-00505686a51c
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

  • 1940: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84737ec0-8cc6-0134-7115-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84737ec0-8cc6-0134-7115-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1940). People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84737ec0-8cc6-0134-7115-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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People of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay