Press Materials

Article: "American Apollo: Lincoln Kirstein reflects on the late danseur noble, Lew Christensen"

Article: "American Apollo: Lincoln Kirstein reflects on the late danseur noble, Lew Christensen" in magazine Ballet News: Magazine of Dance. Article written by Kirsten and full text is included.

Scrapbook page with clippings of articles from 1939 and 1941

Scrapbook page clippings of articles: [Top Left:] "The Voice of Broadway" by Dorothy Kingston, New York Journal, May 12, 1941 [includes image of Simone Simon and Josephine Johnson]; "Famous Dancer to Appear Here", San Francisco Call Bulletin,…

Scrapbook page with clipped article from the "San Francisco Examiner"

Scrapbook page with clipped article from the San Francisco Examiner's "News of the Music and Art World" section, "In New Dance Concert Series", featuring images of Martha Graham, Gisella Caccialanza, and Harald Kreutzberg,

Scrapbook page with two images of Gisella Caccialanza, a newspaper announcement, and an article

Scrapbook page with two images of Gisella Caccialanza (one black and white photograph, one colored image), a newspaper announcement, and article "'Babes' OK 3 1/2G In St. Loo Debut", Variety, August 21, 1940 [Top] Clipped image from article "Dance in…

Photocopy of newspaper clipping, "Dancers in Service"

Copy of clipping "Dancers in Service" from Dance News, Volume II, Number 4, page 2, April 1943 [includes image of Lew Christensen]. Dancers referenced in the article include Lucas Hoving (sic Hovinga), Michael Delaroff, and Charles Payne.

Scrapbook clipping of article "The S.F. Ballet Guild Looks Ahead"

Scrapbook clipping of news article "The S.F. Ballet Guild Looks Ahead", San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 1966. Photograph on the left: Lew Christensen, Mrs. James Ludwig, and George Balanchine with caption "Guest of honor chatted with Guild…

Page from publication with an image from Philip Barry's piece "Liberty Jones"

Page clipped into scrapbook from publication with an image from Philip Barry's piece Liberty Jones with image from a scene directed by Lew Christensen

Publication Article "Ballethoofers", focusing on American Ballet

Publication Article "Ballethoofers", focusing on American Ballet, circa 1939. Images: [Top Left] Lincoln Kirstein. [Bottom Left] Lew Christensen with musical arranger Trude Rittman. [Top Right] Unnamed Head Electrician with dancers Jean Vallon and…

Scrapbook clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle's World of Art and Music collection, "Musical Programs"

Scrapbook clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle's World of Art and Music collection, "Musical Programs" May 19, 1944. Includes an image of Ruby Asquith with the following caption: "Prima ballerina of the San Francisco Ballet Company, which ends…

Article: "S.F. Opera Ballet 'Swan Lake' To be Presented Tonight", San Francisco Chronicle[?]

Clipping of article "S.F. Opera Ballet 'Swan Lake' To be Presented Tonight", San Francisco Chronicle[?]. Article included an image of dancers Ruby Asquith, Barbara Wood, Earl Riggins, and Frank Marasco

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