George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat.
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Title
George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat.
Collection
Jerome Robbins Dance Division Photograph files
Personalities
George Balanchine
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1964 (Approximate)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEA Balanchine, George, 1904-1983, no. 1436
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Notes
Content: Black and white photo of George Balanchine in casual clothes and flip flops crouching down looking on as his cat, Mourka, sails through the air in the foreground all legs splayed, belly and face toward the camera.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 8 x 10 in.
Identifiers
Photo Order: 52722
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b75d7890-b916-0131-6ae1-58d385a7b928
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1964. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75d7890-b916-0131-6ae1-58d385a7b928
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1964). George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75d7890-b916-0131-6ae1-58d385a7b928
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "George Balanchine with, Mourka, his cat." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b75d7890-b916-0131-6ae1-58d385a7b928
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