Ballet Dancer Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978)
Photograph
ca. 1908 (photographed)
ca. 1908 (photographed)
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The ballet dancer Tamara Karsavina is photographed sitting on a long bench in a garden. The bench is draped in a piece of fabric with a pink pillow behind the woman's back; she is seated in the middle of the bench and in her lap is a hand bag which is purple and white with a floral decoration. In the background are blooming flower bushes, including different shades of rose, and green ivy covering a brick wall.
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Additional title | Tamara Karsavina (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Autochrome |
Brief description | Photography by Baron Adolph de Meyer, 'Tamara Karsavina', c.1908, autochrome |
Physical description | The ballet dancer Tamara Karsavina is photographed sitting on a long bench in a garden. The bench is draped in a piece of fabric with a pink pillow behind the woman's back; she is seated in the middle of the bench and in her lap is a hand bag which is purple and white with a floral decoration. In the background are blooming flower bushes, including different shades of rose, and green ivy covering a brick wall. |
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Credit line | © Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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Bibliographic reference | Coe, Brian & Haworth-Booth, Mark. A Guide to Early Photographic Printing Processes. London: The Victoria and Albert Museum in association with Hurtwood Press, 1983. |
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Accession number | PH.1234-1980 |
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Record created | August 5, 2003 |
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