Vaslav Nijinsky as Chinese Dancer in Les Orientales
Maker and role
Artist: Léon Bakst, Russian, 1866-1924
Year
1917
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Measurements
18 x 25 3/8in (45.7 x 64.5cm)
Credit line
Gift of the Tobin Foundation for Theatre Arts
Accession number
TL1998.34
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Department
Location
Theatre production
Ballet divertissement with music by Anton Arensky, Alexander Borodin, Alexander Glazunov, Christian Sinding, and Edvard Grieg, with orchestration by Igor Stravinsky, and choreography by Michel Fokine after Marius Petipa. Produced by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Théâtre National de l'Ópera, Paris, 1910.
Documentation
Diaghilev: Costumes and Designs of the Ballets Russes; 1978; p. 20-21
The Margaret Batts Tobin Collection; John Palmer Leeper (b.1921, d.1996); 1990
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 71
Léon Bakst: K 150; 2016; p. 112; no. 103
Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst; 2016; p. 75, no. 11
Arts + Culture Texas; Dec 6, 2017
The Margaret Batts Tobin Collection; John Palmer Leeper (b.1921, d.1996); 1990
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 71
Léon Bakst: K 150; 2016; p. 112; no. 103
Designing Dreams: A Celebration of Léon Bakst; 2016; p. 75, no. 11
Arts + Culture Texas; Dec 6, 2017
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V:\Object Documentation\Theatre Arts\TL1998.34 Bakst\Leon Bakst K 150 2016.pdf
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