Tamara Karsavina and Basil S. Ford
Photograph
April 1920 (photographed)
April 1920 (photographed)
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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.
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
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| Title | Tamara 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | S.505-2021 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2021 |
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