[Portrait of Alicia Alonso, ca. 1945] [picture] / Walter E. Owen
- Bib ID:
- 3426531
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Owen, Walter E
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC/9219/9 LOC Box PIC/9219
- Description:
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- ca 1945
- 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; 25.7 x 20.2 cm.
- Series:
- Valrene Tweedie collection of dance photographs from the Ballets Russes.
- Biography/History:
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Cuban ballerina and choreographer, Alicia Alonso (Alicia Martinez) was born in 1921, Havana. Alonso danced in Broadway musicals before becoming a soloist with several leading companies, including the American Ballet Theatre, in 1939. She was best known for her work in Giselle and in Agnes de Mille's Fall River Legend. Her own works include La Tinaja (1943), Ensayos Sinfonicos, and Lidia, all created for her own company in Cuba.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on autograph on photograph.
- Autographed: "A Valrene y Luis - Cucantadores amigos Becuerdos - Alicia Alonso - 7-24-45"--On photograph.
- Photographer's stamp on recto.
- Part of the collection: Valrene Tweedie collection of dance photographs from the Ballets Russes.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-149932408
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Ballet dancers
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Valrene Tweedie collection of dance photographs from the Ballets Russes.
This collection contains 50 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1945
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