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Rigl Sisters

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs

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Collection of carte de visite and cabinet card photographs

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Title
Rigl Sisters
Additional title: Posed in a supported pas de deux position, and in a lift.
Names
Sarony, Otto (Photographer)
Collection

New York (City) Museum of Modern Art photographs

Collection of carte de visite and cabinet card photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860 - 1910 (Approximate)
Date Created: 1866 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEB (New York (City). Museum of Modern Art. Collection of carte de visite photographs)
Shelf locator: *MGZEB (Museum of Modern Art. Carte de visite photographs, no. 327-328)
Topics
Dance
Rigl, Emily
Variety dancing -- United States
Genres
Photographs
Cartes de visite
Notes
Content: Rigl, Sisters: Betty and Emily (actress), 1866, Sept. 12, New York, Niblo's G[arden]"--Hand-written on label on verso.
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Ownership: Lincoln Kirstein Collection.
Content: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: photographs by Sarony.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 cabinet photographs : albumen ; each 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in., mounted on boards 11 x 9 1/4 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY710459517-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12144860
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY757012629-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12153166
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d3da4290-c6ce-012f-1ba7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1866: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rigl Sisters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1866. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-9f58-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rigl Sisters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-9f58-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1866). Rigl Sisters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-9f58-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Rigl Sisters