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"Of Dance and Dancers" Photographic Essay & Artist Statement

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 279

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Personal slides, negatives, proof sheets, and photographs are included. Photographs of Levy’s childhood dance class at Pavley-Oukrainsky Junior Ballet are included. Personal and professional publicity materials included are newspaper clippings referencing her Chicago Public Library exhibit as well as a signed Joffrey poster. Some correspondence is included. A portrait of her former dance teacher Andreas Pavley drawn by her father, John Doctoroff with inscription from Pavley is also included. Some personal and professional materials are oversized.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Ruth Levy dance photographs are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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