The Ballets russes and the art of design
By: edited by Alston Purvis, Peter Rand, and Anna Winestein.
Contributors: Purvis, Alston W., 1943-; Rand, Peter, 1942-; Winestein, Anna.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Monacelli Press; The Monacelli Press; Brand: The Monacelli Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781580932547
Subjects: Bakst, Léon, -- 1866-1924; Diaghilev, Serge, -- 1872-1929; Ballets russes -- History; Ballet -- Stage-setting and scenery; Ballet -- Costume; Costume -- Design; Ballet in art; Dance posters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Peter Rand; title: Ch. 1. Designing dance / John E. Bowlt; title: Ch. 2. The art of the backcloth / Sarah Woodcock; title: Ch. 3. Ballets Russes costumes and the art of design / Sarah Woodcock; title: Ch. 4. Hartford's historic evening / Eric Zafran; title: Ch. 5. Graphic design in Ballets Russes poster art / Alston Purvis; title: Ch. 6. Still dancing : photographs and postcards of the Ballets Russes / Anna Winestein; title: Ch. 7. In his own voice : Diaghilev in the British Press / Lynn Garafola; title: Ch. 8. The Dancing Museum / Eric Zafran; title: Ch. 9. Collecting designs for the Ballets Russes / Nina and Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky.