Dance Costume
Dance Costume
1930s (made)
1930s (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Costume designed by Natalia Goncharova for Bronislava Nijinska's Russian Dance, 1930s.
In the 1920s and 1930s many dancers turned to Natalia Goncharova to design costumes (particularly Russian dresses and Kokoshniks) for their solo dances. It is not precisely clear when and for what occasion Goncharova designed this costume for Nijinska.
In the 1920s and 1930s many dancers turned to Natalia Goncharova to design costumes (particularly Russian dresses and Kokoshniks) for their solo dances. It is not precisely clear when and for what occasion Goncharova designed this costume for Nijinska.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Dance Costume (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, wool, synthetic hair, paint, decorated with metal sequins, glass jewels and metallic braid. |
| Brief description | Costume designed by Natalia Goncharova for Bronislava Nijinska's Russian Dance, 1930s |
| Physical description | Costume designed by Natalia Goncharova for Bronislava Nijinska's Russian Dance, 1930s. |
| Summary | Costume designed by Natalia Goncharova for Bronislava Nijinska's Russian Dance, 1930s. In the 1920s and 1930s many dancers turned to Natalia Goncharova to design costumes (particularly Russian dresses and Kokoshniks) for their solo dances. It is not precisely clear when and for what occasion Goncharova designed this costume for Nijinska. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4:1 to 2-2016 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2015 |
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