The Frances Young Tang
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Collection Artwork
A black and white photograph of a light-skinned, female ballet dancer in a white dress posing with one arm raised above her head.
Artist
Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1880 – 1964, New York, New York)
Title
[Alicia Markova as "The Dying Swan"]
Creation date
November 24, 1948
Materials
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image size: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.
paper size: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Accession Number
2017.41.684
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Blindstamped, lower right: PH[OTOGR]A[PH] BY / CARL [V]A[N] VECHTEN

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Research on our collection is ongoing. If you have resources you’d like to share, please contact Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara.
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