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Carmencita waltz

Title
Carmencita waltz [graphic].
Publication
Philadelphia : Wm. D. Dutton & Co., 1891.

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Additional Authors
Cox, John S., 1833 or 1834-1902.
Description
1 print : chromolithograph; 36 x 27 cm. +
Summary
Sheet music cover illustration. Full-length portrayal of the dancer Carmencita in Spanish costume. She strikes a dance pose with her left foot pointed in front of her, her right hand at her waist, and her left hand holding out a fold of her skirt.
Alternative Title
Carmencita. Spanish waltz
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sheet music covers.
  • Chromolithographs.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • The composer is identified on the score as J.S. Cox.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • The Spanish dancer Carmencita was born Carmen Dauset in 1868, and performed in variety shows and music halls. She appears in paintings by the eminent American artists John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase. As the subject of the film Carmencita (1894), produced and directed by William K.L. Dickson under the auspices of Thomas Edison's manufacturing company, she was the first woman to appear before an Edison motion picture camera.
Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Car 1
OCLC
825074553
Title
Carmencita waltz [graphic].
Imprint
Philadelphia : Wm. D. Dutton & Co., 1891.
Biography
The Spanish dancer Carmencita was born Carmen Dauset in 1868, and performed in variety shows and music halls. She appears in paintings by the eminent American artists John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase. As the subject of the film Carmencita (1894), produced and directed by William K.L. Dickson under the auspices of Thomas Edison's manufacturing company, she was the first woman to appear before an Edison motion picture camera.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Local Subject
Spanish dancing.
Added Author
Cox, John S., 1833 or 1834-1902. Composer
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Car 1
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