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Radford Bascome collection.

Title
Radford Bascome collection.
Author
Bascome, W. Radford, Jr.
Publication
approximately 1950-1959.
Supplementary Content
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StatusContainerFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 1Offsite
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 2Offsite
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 3Offsite
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 4Offsite
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 5Offsite
box 6Mixed materialSupervised use *MGZEB 18-6812 box 6Offsite

Details

Description
2.29 linear feet (6 boxes)
Summary
The Radford Bascome collection contains over 8,600 negatives that documents dance from 1954 through 1958 with the majority of the collection representing New York City Ballet. Other companies included are American Ballet Theatre and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, as well as performances from Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Also included are Bascome's commercial and advertising work as well as some personal photographs. Brief biographies of Bascome's subjects are provided throughout the collection as well as correspondence from dancers whom he photographed.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Negatives (photographs)
  • Photographic prints.
Access (note)
  • Collection is closed pending digitization.
Source (note)
  • The New York Public Library acquired the collection as a gift from James Olinkiewicz in April 2018.
Call Number
*MGZEB 18-6812
OCLC
1083642407
Author
Bascome, W. Radford, Jr., photographer.
Title
Radford Bascome collection.
Production
approximately 1950-1959.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Source
The New York Public Library acquired the collection as a gift from James Olinkiewicz in April 2018.
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Research Call Number
*MGZEB 18-6812
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