[Alicia Markova and Milorad Miscovitch in costume for “L'après-midi d'un faune,” choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky]

Collection Artwork

Artist

Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1880 – 1964, New York, New York)

Title

[Alicia Markova and Milorad Miscovitch in costume for “L'après-midi d'un faune,” choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky]

Creation date

October 31, 1954

Materials

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

paper size: 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.
image size: 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.

Credit Line

The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum

Place of Creation

probably photographed in New York , New York, United States, North America

Accession Number

2017.41.657

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Blindstamped, lower center: [PHOTOGR]A[PH] BY / CARL VAN VECHTEN
Inscribed, verso, upper center: Markova with / Milorad Miscovitch / in / L'Arès [sic] - midi d'un / faune

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