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Sylphiden. Polka
- Title
- Sylphiden. Polka [graphic] / von Fr. Zikoff.
- Publication
- Breslau : Julius Hainauer, [187-? or later]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZFC Syl 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Additional Authors
- Zikoff, Fr. (Friedrich), 1824-1877.
- Description
- 1 print : lithograph, color; 34 x 27 cm.
- Summary
- Sheet music cover illustration depicting five female ballet dancers. The central figure, whose long hair is loose over her shoulders, is airborne; the others pose decoratively around her. Though they are costumed in knee-length white tutus with pink wings and scarves, they do not project the otherworldly quality of the iconic sylphide danced by Marie Taglioni in the ballet La sylphide (1832). The title of the musical composition, however, suggests the lasting influence of the ballet. It is not known whether this image depicts an actual ballet or theatrical production. The "polka" of the title probably indicates the composition's musical form rather than the dance performed in the illustration.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sheet music covers.
- Lithographs.
- Note
- Caption title.
- Lith. Anst. v. C.G. Röder, Leipzig.
- Call Number
- *MGZFC Syl 1
- OCLC
- 821921400
- Title
- Sylphiden. Polka [graphic] / von Fr. Zikoff.
- Imprint
- Breslau : Julius Hainauer, [187-? or later]
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Library's copy is stamped at lower right: BC[L].This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.
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- Added Author
- Zikoff, Fr. (Friedrich), 1824-1877. Associated name
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFC Syl 1