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Tamara Karsavina and Basil S. Ford

Photograph
April 1920 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of Tamara Karsavina and the actor Basil S. Foster, April 1920. She is about to board the Airco Express to Paris.

This press photograph, one of a series taken for the Daily Mirror, reflects the profile that dancer Tamara Karsavina had acquired. In April 1920 she had finished the run of J.M. Barrie's play The Truth about the Russian Dancers at the Coliseum on 15 March in which she had starred with Foster and was going to rejoin the Ballets Russes to create the role of Pimpernella in Pulcinella.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTamara Karsavina and Basil S. Ford (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph of Tamara Karsavina with the actor Basil S. Ford, as she was about to board the Airco Express to Paris where Karsavina is to rejoin Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, April 1920



Physical description
Photograph of a man and a woman in front of an aeroplane, posed for the camera. The man raises his hat and shakes the hand of the charming woman in winter coat and furs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.1cm
  • Width: 20.5cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Mrs Phyllis Shaw.
Summary
Photograph of Tamara Karsavina and the actor Basil S. Foster, April 1920. She is about to board the Airco Express to Paris.

This press photograph, one of a series taken for the Daily Mirror, reflects the profile that dancer Tamara Karsavina had acquired. In April 1920 she had finished the run of J.M. Barrie's play The Truth about the Russian Dancers at the Coliseum on 15 March in which she had starred with Foster and was going to rejoin the Ballets Russes to create the role of Pimpernella in Pulcinella.
Collection
Accession number
S.505-2021

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Record createdMay 26, 2021
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