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Maria Tallchief

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait
Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1963. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authentici...

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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancers Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Dancers Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn, signed by Jack Mitchell

Dancers Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn, signed by Jack Mitchell

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancers Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn, 1960. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Miss Julie'
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Miss Julie'

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 'Miss Julie'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Miss Julie', at the American Ballet Theatre in 1961.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn in 'Miss Julie'
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn in 'Miss Julie'

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Erik Bruhn in 'Miss Julie'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn performing 'Miss Julie', at the American Ballet Theatre in 1961.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph
Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph

Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph

Located in Surfside, FL

He photographed some of Ballet Theatre's most prominent dancers, such as Harold Lang, John Kriza, Alicia Alonso, Nora Kaye, Vera Zorina, Igor Yousketvitch, Alicia Markova, Maria Tall...

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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph
Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph

Artef Yiddish Theater Photograph

Located in Surfside, FL

He photographed some of Ballet Theatre's most prominent dancers, such as Harold Lang, John Kriza, Alicia Alonso, Nora Kaye, Vera Zorina, Igor Yousketvitch, Alicia Markova, Maria Tall...

Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake' at the American Ballet Theatre in 1960.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief performing 'Swan Lake' at the American Ballet Theatre in 1960.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief, signed by Jack Mitchell
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief, signed by Jack Mitchell

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief, signed by Jack Mitchell

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

This a photograph of famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief starring in New York City Ballet's 'Firebird' in 1963, this was one of Jack's favorites from the session.

Category

1960s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Kent Stowell in 'Sylvia'
Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Kent Stowell in 'Sylvia'

Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief & Kent Stowell in 'Sylvia'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Famed Native American Ballerina Maria Tallchief and Kent Stowell performing 'Sylvia' at the American Ballet Theatre in 1964.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in "Swan Lake" signed by Jack
Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in "Swan Lake" signed by Jack

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in "Swan Lake" signed by Jack

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Maria Tallchief (America's first major prima ballerina, and was the first Native American to hold the rank), performing "Swan Lake", 1960.

Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

George Skibine and Marjorie Tallchief in Concerto Baracco
George Skibine and Marjorie Tallchief in Concerto Baracco

George Skibine and Marjorie Tallchief in Concerto Baracco

By Jean Target 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

She was raised in Fairfax, Oklahoma, with her brother, Gerald Tallchief, and her sister, ballerina Maria Tallchief.

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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