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Eugene Berman Stravinsky Festival correspondence

Title
Eugene Berman Stravinsky Festival correspondence, 1971-1972.
Author
Berman, Eugene, 1899-
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George.
  • Cage, Betty.
  • Horgan, Barbara.
Description
22 folders (100 items).
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of New York City Ballet, 1972.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ballet – Stories, plots, etc.
Note
  • Holographs signed, and typescripts.
  • An exchange of letters between artist Eugene Berman and George Balanchine, Mr. Balanchine's secretary Barbara Horgan, and Betty Cage, General Manager of the New York City Ballet. The correspondence was initiated by Mr. Balanchine's desire to elicit Mr. Berman's collaboration for the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Festival projected for the spring of 1972. The product of the collaboration resulted in designs and scenarios for Pulcinella and Danses concertantes. Revealing Berman's satisfaction and excitement with the project, the correspondence ends a few weeks prior to his death.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
(S) *MGZMC-Res. 28
OCLC
NYPY747002501-A
Author
Berman, Eugene, 1899-
Title
Eugene Berman Stravinsky Festival correspondence, 1971-1972.
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Local Subject
Manuscripts -- Collections.
Manuscripts (Letters)
Costume design.
Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery.
Ballet scenarios. Pulcinella.
Added Author
Balanchine, George.
Cage, Betty.
Horgan, Barbara.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMC-Res. 28
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