Cornell Capa
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow

Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow

© Cornell Capa/Magnum Photos

Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow
Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow
ArtistAmerican, born Hungary, 1918–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow
Date1958, printed later
PlaceMoscow, Russia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 13/16 × 11 3/16 in. (42.7 × 28.4 cm)
 Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of an Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Louisa Sarofim
Object number97.664
Not on view

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Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAnne Wilkes Tucker, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label, typed and stamped verso: "Photograph By Cornell Capa." Typed, verso: "Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, 1958 /© Cornell Capa International Center for Photography NOT FOR REPRODUCTION."

The photograph is signed in ink, verso: "Cornell Capa."

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