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The worlds of Lincoln Kirstein / Martin Duberman.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS3521.I74 Z65 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duberman, Martin B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996.
- Kirstein, Lincoln.
- School of American Ballet--History.
- School of American Ballet.
- New York City Ballet--History.
- New York City Ballet.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Gay men.
- Arts.
- History.
- Philanthropists.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Philanthropists--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Arts--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Gay men--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- Intellectual life.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 723 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
- Summary:
- This rich and revelatory biography of Lincoln Kirstein, cofounder of the New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet, is filled with fascinating incidents and perceptions, and is being published for Kirstein's centenary. photos.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Youth
- 1 Growing Up (1907-1926) 3
- 2 Harvard (1927) 29
- 3 Hound and Horn (1927) 41
- 4 Brahmin Boston (1928) 56
- Part 2 Beginnings
- 5 New York (1929-1931) 75
- 6 Museum of Modern Art (1929-1932) 102
- 7 Nijinsky (1931-1933) 124
- 8 Ballet (1933) 149
- 9 Balanchine (1932-1933) 177
- Part 3 Launching
- 10 Balanchine (1933) 193
- 11 School of American Ballet (1934) 216
- 12 The Warburgs (1934) 234
- 13 The Left (1934) 248
- 14 Hartford (1935) 267
- 15 The Metropolitan Opera (1935) 289
- 16 Ballet Caravan (1936) 310
- Part 4 Expansion
- 17 Ballet Caravan (1937-1938) 329
- 18 South America: Ballet (1939-1941) 354
- 19 South America: MoMA (1942) 370
- 20 The Army (1943-1945) 387
- 21 Ballet Society (1946-1947) 407
- 22 The Art World (1948) 424
- 23 City Center (1948-1950) 448
- Part 5 Maturity
- 24 A Home (1951-1952) 471
- 25 Managing Director (1953-1954) 494
- 26 Lincoln Center (1955-1957) 511
- 27 Japan (1958-1960) 527
- 28 The State Theater (1961-1963) 544
- Part 6 Decline
- 29 Breakdowns/Writings (1964-1975) 563
- 30 Succession (1976-1985) 586
- 31 Old Age (1986-1996) 611.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-696) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781400041329
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