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Islamey.

Title
Islamey.
Author
Anisfeld, Boris Israelevich, 1879-1973.
Publication
1912.

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Description
1 drawing : gouache, col. ; 47 x 31 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Costume design drawings.
  • Drawings – 20th century.
Note
  • Drawing for a dancer from Fokine's ballet Islamey. Depicts dancer facing forward, arms bent at elbows with flexed wrists. Costume consists of orange pantaloons, blue and yellow jacket adorned with beaded loops which extend from the elbows to the knees, and a yellow and pink turban/ headdress.
  • Includes notations in pencil; Cyrillic script.
  • Design is stained from figure's chin to the top of the page: obscures facial features.
Biography (note)
  • Islamey (choreography & libretto: Mikhail Fokine; music: Milii Balakirev; scenery & costumes: Boris Anisfeld) was first performed in St. Petersburg, March 10, 1912, at the Maryinsky Theatre.
Call Number
*MGZGB Ani B Isl 3
OCLC
181181719
Author
Anisfeld, Boris Israelevich, 1879-1973.
Title
Islamey.
Imprint
1912.
Biography
Islamey (choreography & libretto: Mikhail Fokine; music: Milii Balakirev; scenery & costumes: Boris Anisfeld) was first performed in St. Petersburg, March 10, 1912, at the Maryinsky Theatre.
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