W.F. Stringer collection [picture] / Walter Stringer
- Bib ID:
- 3044358
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Stringer, Walter, 1907-2001
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Album 982-995 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- [1940-1992]
- <25> albums (ca. 3,500 photographs) ; album 30.5 x 26.2 cm.
- <27> albums (ca. 15,000 slides) ; 35 mm., mounted.
- 22 albums (ca. 8,000 slides and transparencies) ; 35 mm. in strips.
- Summary:
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The collection documents the performances of major ballet companies in Australia or touring Australia between 1940 and 1992. The companies featured are Ballet Rambert, Borovansky Ballet, Ballets Russes, Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble, Royal Ballet, Australian Ballet, National Theatre Ballet, Victorian Ballet Guild, Victorian Ballet Company and Ballet Victoria. Performances range from the classical ballets such as Nutcracker, Swan lake, Coppelia, Giselle, Le carnaval, Aurora's wedding, Les sylphides to a small number of photographs on Spanish dancing, national dancing and modern dance.
- Notes:
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- Condition: Good.
- Selected images individually catalogued and digitised.
- The collection has been sorted into 4 broad groups of material: the bound albums (Albums 982 to 995); the collection of photographs (Albums 912/1- , and drawer P66-67); the collection of mounted slides (Albums 1016/1- ), and the collection of strips of negatives and transparencies (Album 1070/A-V).
- PIC Album 982-995 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146793076
- Has Sub-series:
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- Has subcollection: W.F. Stringer collection of dance slides
- Has subcollection: W.F. Stringer collection of dance photographs
- Has subcollection: Photographs of various dance companies and some personal portraits and landscapes
- Has subcollection: The Royal Ballet performing at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne, 1958
- Has subcollection: Georgian State Dance Company
- Has subcollection: Pupils of Xenia Borovansky in a student performance
- Has subcollection: Borovansky Ballet
- Has subcollection: Natalia Makarova, guest performer with Ballet Victoria, Palais Theatre, 1975
- Has subcollection: Ballet Rambert during its Australian tour 1947-1949
- Has subcollection: National Theatre Ballet Company
- Has subcollection: Bolshoi Ballet Ensemble, 1959
- Has subcollection: W.F. Stringer collection of strips of negatives and transparencies
- Subject:
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- Ballets Russes -- Performances -- Photographs
- Royal Ballet (Great Britain) -- Performances -- Photographs
- Bolshoi teatr Rossii. Balet -- Performances -- Photographs
- Ballet Rambert -- Performances -- Photographs
- Georgian State Dance Company -- Performances -- Photographs
- Borovansky Ballet -- Performances -- Photographs
- National Theatre Ballet (St. Kilda. Vic.) -- Performances -- Photographs
- Ballet Guild (Melbourne, Vic.) -- Performances -- Photographs
- Victorian Ballet Guild -- Performances -- Photographs
- Australian Ballet -- Performances -- Photographs
- Victorian Ballet Company -- Performances -- Photographs
- Ballet Victoria -- Performances -- Photographs
- Ballet dancers -- Australia -- Photographs
- Ballet -- Australia -- Photographs
- Dancers -- Australia -- Photographs
- Related Records:
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This collection contains 12 records. - Copyright:
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Copyright Uncertain
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Unable to determine date of publication or creation
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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