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Ruth Page in Hist-whist

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs

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Title
Ruth Page in Hist-whist
Names
Seymour, Maurice, 1904- (Photographer)
Collection

New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs

Photographs: Ballet

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEB (New York (City). Museum of Modern Art. Photographs: Ballet)
Shelf locator: v. 32 no. 2075
Topics
Ballet dancers
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991
Hist-wist (Choreographic work : Page)
Dances with words and music (Choreographic work : Page)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 25.5 x 20.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Posed in costume for Hist-whist, danced to poetry by E. E. Cummings. Part of her series of solo works, Dances with words and music, that she recites as well as dances.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155973
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY767030530-F
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY767013142-F
Photo Order: 60358
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12155435
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e851d0f0-e1ee-0136-e5f4-3dba4519ce2c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1943: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruth Page in Hist-whist" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21735000-e20b-0136-81b5-0177341f6a7c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruth Page in Hist-whist" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21735000-e20b-0136-81b5-0177341f6a7c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Ruth Page in Hist-whist Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21735000-e20b-0136-81b5-0177341f6a7c

Wikipedia Citation

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Ruth Page in Hist-whist