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Artworks by dance students of Bella Malinka

Title
Artworks by dance students of Bella Malinka [graphic].
Publication
[1996 or earlier]

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Additional Authors
  • Holder, Christian.
  • Malinka, Bella.
Description
  • 3 drawings on tissue paper : pencil, b&w; 29 x 22 cm.
  • 8 drawings on tracing paper : marking pen, color ;
  • 1 picture : photocopy, b&w ;
Summary
Depictions of dance subjects by students of Bella Malinka, including charts of ballet positions and illustrations of correct and incorrect technique. The sketch by Christian Holder depicts a ballerina in full panoply of tutu, tiara, and false eyelashes, seated in a shabby dressing room with her feet immersed in a tub of steaming water.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drawings.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Two of the drawings on tissue paper are signed: Grace Ortiz.
  • Three of the drawings on tracing paper are signed: Angina Richardson.
  • The photocopied sketch is signed: Christian Holder.
Source (note)
  • Bella Malinka Dall
Biography (note)
  • Bella Malinka, a dancer, choreographer, and educator, taught ballet at New York's School of Performing Arts (later Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music and Arts) from its inception in 1949 until 1981. Among her students was Christian Holder, who became a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet.
Call Number
*MGZGD Art 1-12
OCLC
824610672
Title
Artworks by dance students of Bella Malinka [graphic].
Imprint
[1996 or earlier]
Biography
Bella Malinka, a dancer, choreographer, and educator, taught ballet at New York's School of Performing Arts (later Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music and Arts) from its inception in 1949 until 1981. Among her students was Christian Holder, who became a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Bella Malinka Dall, 1996.
Added Author
Holder, Christian. Artist
Malinka, Bella. Associated name
Research Call Number
*MGZGD Art 1-12
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