[Melissa Hayden in costume study by Christian Bérard for "Caracole," choreography by George Balanchine]

Collection Artwork

Artist

George Platt Lynes (East Orange, New Jersey, 1907 – 1955, New York)

Title

[Melissa Hayden in costume study by Christian Bérard for "Caracole," choreography by George Balanchine]

Creation date

1952

Materials

gelatin silver print

Person depicted

Melissa Hayden (Toronto, Ontario, 1923 – 2006, Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Dimensions

paper size: 10 x 8 in.
image size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Tracy, Class of 1977

Place of Creation

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

Accession Number

1986.226

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Inscribed, verso, upper center, upside down: Melissa Hayden [underlined in green] / Costume Study for Caracole / March 11, 1952 / George Platt Lynes / Courtesy Dance Collection Stamped in red, verso, lower center: THIS MATERIAL MAY BE / PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT / LAW (TITLE 17, U.S. CODE)
Stamped in red, verso, lower center: FOR PERMISSION ( $ FEES) TO FURTHER / REPRODUCE FOR PUBLICATION, PLEASE WRITE: / ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF ROOM 513 / PERFORMING ARTS RESEARCH CENTER / THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AT LINCOLN CENTER / 111 AMSTERDAM AVENUE / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10023
Inscribed, verso, lower left: 136 [encircled]

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