[Maria Tallchief in "Pas de Trois (Minkus)," choreography by George Balanchine, costumes by Karinska]

Collection Artwork

Title

[Maria Tallchief in "Pas de Trois (Minkus)," choreography by George Balanchine, costumes by Karinska]

Creation date

October 20, 1952

Materials

gelatin silver print, white ink

Photographer

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

Person depicted

Maria Tallchief (Fairfax, Oklahoma, 1925 – 2013, Chicago, Illinois)

Dimensions

paper size: 10 x 8 1/8 in.
image size: 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 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

1986.236

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Handwritten, paper verso, upper center: MARIA TALLCHIEF [“TALLCHIEF” underlined in green pencil] / MINKUS PAS DE TROIS / George Platt Lynes – Oct. 20, 1952 / DANCE COLLECTION
Handwritten, paper verso, lower center: 42 to 41 - DP / CIANO
Handwritten in orange, paper verso, lower center: 97 ½
Handwritten in pencil, paper verso, lower left: 149 [encircled]
Handwritten in blue ink, paper verso, upper left: 119.
Two copyright stamps in red ink, paper verso, lower center and right

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

Robert Tracy Gift

Donor Collections

See 53 artworks

Pattern by Nathan Bloom ’21

Inspired by the performance Honey Baby in the exhibition Janine Antoni & Stephen Petronio: Entangle

The Tang Pattern Project celebrates the Museum’s 20th anniversary. Organized by Head of Design Jean Tschanz-Egger, past and current Tang Design Interns created patterns inspired by the Museum’s exhibition and event history.

See all patterns

Ongoing Research