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[Rudolf Nureyev photographs].

Title
[Rudolf Nureyev photographs].
Author
Gable, Robert Burns
Publication
1963-1993.
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Box 1Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 5Offsite
Box 6Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Box 7Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Box 8Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Box 9Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Box 10Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Box 11Still imageSupervised use *MGZEB 02-935 Box 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description
11 boxes (5.5 linear feet) : some col.; 63 x 52 cm or smaller.
Summary
Over 1,700 photographs (black and white and color), primarily of dance performances and rehearsals, but also many informal photos and portraits of ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev, from his early U.S. performances in the 1960s, to an exhibition in Vienna in 1993, collected by Robert Burns Gable.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift ; Robert Burns Gable, 1961-1996.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Call Number
*MGZEB 02-935
OCLC
903582163
Author
Gable, Robert Burns, collector.
Title
[Rudolf Nureyev photographs].
Imprint
1963-1993.
Biography
Robert Burns Gable was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1918. A lifelong dance enthusiast, he studied tap dancing and while a student at art school, performed as a clown and traveled with the Cole Brothers Circus. He graduated from the Philadelphia Museum of Art School, was a veteran of World War II and an artist by profession. Gable later relocated to New York. Gable saw Nureyev perform in most of his roles throughout his career and met him on numerous occasions. His collection of photographs, reviews and clippings is considered one of the most comprehensive collections on Rudolf Nureyev in the world. Gable died at the age of 89 in 2008.
Note
Gift ; Robert Burns Gable, 1961-1996.
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*MGZEB 02-935
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