TitleDame de pique
NamesBeard, Richard (Collector)Imprimerie Lemercier et cie (Printer)Wood, Robert James (Donor)
CollectionPrints depicting dance
Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs
Vive la joie et les pommes de terre
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1858 (Questionable)Place: Paris
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Vive 3
TopicsThiéry, Henri. Vive la joie et les pommes de terreDancers -- France -- 19th century
GenresPrints
NotesStatement 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 DescriptionLithographsExtent: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 21 x 16 cm or smaller, on mount 29 x 22 cm.
DescriptionPortrayal 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 ResourceStill image
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 825552878NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759778Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c7068ed0-45ed-013d-b9fd-0242ac110002
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