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Cave of sleep

Title
Cave of sleep [graphic] / P. Tchelitchew.
Author
Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.
Publication
1941.

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Additional Authors
Beard, Richard.
Found In
Richard Park Beard collection.
Description
1 drawing : ink, one color; 28 x 22 cm.
Summary
Costume designs? The sheet contains four figures, one of them very rudimentary.
Alternative Title
Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drawings.
Note
  • Drawing has been damaged.
Source (note)
  • Robert James Wood II
Biography (note)
  • George Balanchine's ballet The cave of sleep, with a commissioned score by Paul Hindemith, was to be produced by American Ballet Caravan, but was never realized.
  • The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. He designed several works for George Balanchine, beginning with L'Errante in 1933.
  • Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Call Number
*MGZGD Tch P Cav 1
OCLC
824923263
Author
Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957.
Title
Cave of sleep [graphic] / P. Tchelitchew.
Imprint
1941.
Biography
George Balanchine's ballet The cave of sleep, with a commissioned score by Paul Hindemith, was to be produced by American Ballet Caravan, but was never realized.
The Russian-born painter and stage designer Pavel Tchelitchew began to work in the theatre early in his career, and was admired for his innovative use of new materials and lighting effects. Among his first forays into the ballet world was Leonide Massine's Ode, presented by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1928. He designed several works for George Balanchine, beginning with L'Errante in 1933.
Richard Park Beard, 1925-2009, the former owner of this drawing, made his debut as a professional dancer with Ballet International in 1944, and subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. He also danced and choreographed for television and nightclub shows.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Robert James Wood II, 2010.
Added Author
Beard, Richard. Collector
Wood, Robert James. Donor
Added Title
Richard Park Beard collection. Graphics.
Found In:
Richard Park Beard collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZGD Tch P Cav 1
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