Creator:

Cornell, Joseph  Search this

Subject:

Toumanova, Tamara  Search this

Type:

Artworks

Date:

between 1940 and 1970

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

Collage : 1 sheet : various media ; 22 x 27 cm.

Summary:

Collage shows Tamara Toumanova dancing, her legs and costume made out of what looks like a constellation of stars or a mass of snowflakes. <br>Inscription (handwritten) beneath image: But the snowflakes, hard as diamond butterflies, [?] stopped in mid-air, like a net of stars that no one, not even Tamara can move among!

Citation:

Joseph Cornell. Collage of Tamara Toumanova dancing, between 1940 and 1970. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note:

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Topic:

Ballet  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)8179

See more items in:

Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_8179