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Title
Dame de pique
Names
Beard, Richard (Collector)
Imprimerie Lemercier et cie (Printer)
Wood, Robert James (Donor)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Vive la joie et les pommes de terre

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858 (Questionable)
Place: Paris
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Vive 3
Topics
Thiéry, Henri. Vive la joie et les pommes de terre
Dancers -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Imp. Lemercier, Paris.
Acquisition: Gift; Robert James Wood II, 2010.
Biographical/historical: Vive la joie et les pommes de terre, a revue by Henri Thiéry, was first presented at the Théâtre des Folies Dramatiques, Paris, in 1859.
Biographical/historical: Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of these prints, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.
Content: Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Numbering: 91
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 21 x 16 cm or smaller, on mount 29 x 22 cm.
Description
Portrayal of a female performer in a costume decorated with the playing card suit of spades, one of a series of four. The prints in this collection have been trimmed, and thus lack most of their captions and publication data; they were mounted on larger sheets and the performers' roles handwritten below. Each print is numbered, signifying that the four were part of a series that has not been identified.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825552878
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759778
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7068ed0-45ed-013d-b9fd-0242ac110002
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

  • 1858: Issued
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dame de pique" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b7ce710-b19f-0133-6072-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dame de pique" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b7ce710-b19f-0133-6072-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1858). Dame de pique Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b7ce710-b19f-0133-6072-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Dame de pique