Harvard Art Museums > 1988.445: The American Ballet Theatre Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The American Ballet Theatre (Al Hirschfeld) , 1988.445,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309791. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1988.445 People Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY) Title The American Ballet Theatre Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309791 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on white illustration board Dimensions actual: 53.4 x 68.8 cm (21 x 27 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r.: HIRSCHFELD5 inscription: verso, black ink: L. TO R. ALEXANDER GODUNOV, MARTINE VAN HAMEL, ANTHONY DOWELL, / NATALIA MAKAROVA, FERNANDO BUJONES AND CYNTHIA GREGORY. / 4/1980 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to [Seiden and de Cuevas Inc.],1980, sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Collection Accession Year 1988 Object Number 1988.445 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary This drawing ran on the first page of the New York Times' Arts and Leisure section, May 4, 1980. Publication History Frederic Woodbridge Wilson, A Love Affair with Line: Drawings by Al Hirschfeld, brochure, The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, NY, 2002), cat. no. 23 Exhibition History Artists in Line: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective, Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, 03/16/1990 - 05/20/1990 A Love Affair with Line: Drawings by Al Hirschfeld, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 06/06/2002 - 09/08/2002 The Hirschfeld Century: An Al Hirschfeld Retrospective, New York Historical Society, New York, 05/22/2015 - 10/12/2015 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
