Thamar Karsarvina dancing – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Thamar Karsarvina dancing, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thamar Karsarvina dancing
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This glass negative is catalogued under the name of Tamara Karsavina, a Russian-born ballerina who rose to prominence with the Ballets Russes in Paris before the First World War. She created the title role in Michel Fokine's *The Firebird* in 1910 and was known for her lyrical, precise style. The record gives no firm date, and the title comes from caption data the Bain News Service recorded on its negatives, so the identification has not been independently verified. The Bain agency, based in New York, sold photographs of performers, politicians and news events in the early twentieth century, and its dance portraits show how stage artists were presented to American audiences of that era.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,273 × 5,823 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-20800 |
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