Petrushka
Photograph
1912 (photographed)
1912 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Studio photograph by Walery of Jadwiga Jezierska in costume designed by Alexandre Benois as a Street Dancer in Petrushka. The Polish dancer also known as Ezerska (1883-1959) was one of the many dancers in Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes who trained in Warsaw. She danced with Diaghilev's company betweem 1911 and 1914.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Petrushka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Walery of Jadwiga Jezierska as a Street Dancer in Petrushka, in 1912 performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris |
| Physical description | Studio photograph by Walery of Jadwiga Jezierska as a Street Dancer in Petrushka. Wearing a costume designed by Alexandre Benois and supporting herself with her right hand on the wall Jezierska raises her left leg high to the side evoking the acrobatic nature og her solo. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jean Hugo |
| Object history | Acquired by Richard Buckle with the Valentine Gross Archive from Jean Hugo |
| Summary | Studio photograph by Walery of Jadwiga Jezierska in costume designed by Alexandre Benois as a Street Dancer in Petrushka. The Polish dancer also known as Ezerska (1883-1959) was one of the many dancers in Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes who trained in Warsaw. She danced with Diaghilev's company betweem 1911 and 1914. |
| Associated object | THM/165 (Archive record) |
| Other number | THM/165/3/9 - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.347-2017 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2017 |
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