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It has since been thriving and expanding with many departments including Music, Art and Visual Technology, Dance and Theater. The College of Visual and Performing Arts was established on July 1, 2001 with William F. Reeder serving as the founding dean for 14 years. He was later followed by Rick Davis starting in 2015. As of 2018 there 1,400 active majors within the college with three of the newer programs being Arts Management, Film and Video Studies and Computer Game Design. The college, along with the Center for the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center serves more than 300,000 patrons anually as of 2018.","Processing completed by Amy Blake in December 2018. EAD markup completed by Amy Blake in December 2018.","The Special Collections Research Center holds several other collections related to George Mason Performing Arts such as the , the , and the","The materials contained in this colection are varied and include: posters, playbills, programs, faculty paperwork and meeting minutes, colour and black and white photographs, negatives, slides, Life Magazines, VHS tapes, CD-Rs, cassette tapes, flyers, tickets, memorandum, invitations to Mathy House, scripts and playbooks.","Series 1: International Arts Festival, dated 1980s-2005, is comprised of paperwork, flyers and memorandum related to George Mason University's International Arts Festival.","Series 2: Theater Department/GMU Players, dated 1962-2011, is comprised of paperwork, flyers, memoranda, playbills and posters related to George Mason University's Theater Department and the GMU/Mason Players.","Series 3: Arts Center Associates (ACA) dated 1980-1999, is comprised of paperwork and flyers related to George Mason University's Arts Center Associates (ACA).","Series 4: \"In The Wings,\" dated 1990s, is issues of the George Mason University magazine, \"In The Wings\".","Series 5: Center for the Arts/Institute of the Arts, dated 1987-2013, is compromised of paperwork, flyers, memorandum, playbills and degree information related to George Mason University's Center for the Arts.","Series 6: Department of Music, dated 1978-2001, is compromised of paperwork, flyers, degree information, faculty paperwork, playbills and memoranda related to George Mason Univeristy's music department and the faculty of the department.","Series 7: Photographs/Negatives/Slides, dated 1949-2003, is comprised of photographs, negatives and slides related to the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University. There are three damaged photographs within these materials and both color and black and white materials are included.","Series 8: Jane Pearson Papers, dated 1987-2004, is comprised mostly of invitations to Mathy House from the President and his wife and were donated by Jane Pearson.","Series 9: Playbills/Programs, dated 1982-2012, is comprised of playbills and programs from various George Mason University plays, musicals, music productions and events.","Series 10: CD-Rs/AV, dated 1970s-2015, is comprised of AV materials and CD-Rs, the AV materials are VHS tapes and Cassettes containing performances and snippets of recordings.","Series 11: Outside the GMU Theater, dated 1930s-1980, the materials contained in this series are unrelated to George Mason University and are comprised of Life Magazines and programs from old performances from the 1930s and 1940s as well as scrapbooks filled with clippings from programs and playbills of the same era.","Notable people in this collection are Jane Pearson, Colonel Arnald Gabriel, and Doc. Severinsen. John F. Kennedy and Carol Burnett are featured in some of the material unrelated to George Mason Theater.","It is important to note that this collection contains materials that are from George Mason Music, Dance and Theater departments that pre-date the creation of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. CVPA was established in 1990, and several pieces from George Mason date from the 1960s-1980s.","This collection also contains several pieces that are unrelated to the College of Visual and Performing Arts and George Mason University. These pieces are Life Magazines from the 1960s when President John F. 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There are three damaged photographs within these materials and both color and black and white materials are included.","The materials contained in this series are comprised mostly of invitations to Mathy House from the President and his wife and were donated by Jane Pearson.","The materials contained in this series are comprised of playbills and programs from various George Mason University plays, musicals, music productions and events.","The materials contained in this series are comprised of AV materials and CD-Rs, the AV materials are VHS tapes and Cassettes containing performances and snippets of recordings.","The materials contained in this series are unrelated to George Mason University and are comprised of Life Magazines and programs from old performances from the 1930s and 1940s as well as scrapbooks filled with clippings from programs and playbills of the same era.","There are no restrictions on personal use. 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EAD markup completed by Amy Blake in December 2018."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections Research Center holds several other collections related to George Mason Performing Arts such as the \u003cextptr href=\"https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftp.html\" title=\"Federal Theater Project\" show=\"new\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e, the \u003cextptr href=\"https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/arenastage.html\" title=\"Arena Stage records\" show=\"new\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e, and the \u003cextptr href=\"https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/tfa.html\" title=\"Theater of the First Amendment\" show=\"new\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections Research Center holds several other collections related to George Mason Performing Arts such as the , the , and the"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials contained in this colection are varied and include: posters, playbills, programs, faculty paperwork and meeting minutes, colour and black and white photographs, negatives, slides, Life Magazines, VHS tapes, CD-Rs, cassette tapes, flyers, tickets, memorandum, invitations to Mathy House, scripts and playbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 1: International Arts Festival, dated 1980s-2005, is comprised of paperwork, flyers and memorandum related to George Mason University's International Arts Festival. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 2: Theater Department/GMU Players, dated 1962-2011, is comprised of paperwork, flyers, memoranda, playbills and posters related to George Mason University's Theater Department and the GMU/Mason Players.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 3: Arts Center Associates (ACA) dated 1980-1999, is comprised of paperwork and flyers related to George Mason University's Arts Center Associates (ACA).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 4: \"In The Wings,\" dated 1990s, is issues of the George Mason University magazine, \"In The Wings\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 5: Center for the Arts/Institute of the Arts, dated 1987-2013, is compromised of paperwork, flyers, memorandum, playbills and degree information related to George Mason University's Center for the Arts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 6: Department of Music, dated 1978-2001, is compromised of paperwork, flyers, degree information, faculty paperwork, playbills and memoranda related to George Mason Univeristy's music department and the faculty of the department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 7: Photographs/Negatives/Slides, dated 1949-2003, is comprised of photographs, negatives and slides related to the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University. 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There are three damaged photographs within these materials and both color and black and white materials are included.","The materials contained in this series are comprised mostly of invitations to Mathy House from the President and his wife and were donated by Jane Pearson.","The materials contained in this series are comprised of playbills and programs from various George Mason University plays, musicals, music productions and events.","The materials contained in this series are comprised of AV materials and CD-Rs, the AV materials are VHS tapes and Cassettes containing performances and snippets of recordings.","The materials contained in this series are unrelated to George Mason University and are comprised of Life Magazines and programs from old performances from the 1930s and 1940s as well as scrapbooks filled with clippings from programs and playbills of the same era."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. 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It has since been thriving and expanding with many departments including Music, Art and Visual Technology, Dance and Theater. The College of Visual and Performing Arts was established on July 1, 2001 with William F. Reeder serving as the founding dean for 14 years. He was later followed by Rick Davis starting in 2015. As of 2018 there 1,400 active majors within the college with three of the newer programs being Arts Management, Film and Video Studies and Computer Game Design. The college, along with the Center for the Arts and Hylton Performing Arts Center serves more than 300,000 patrons anually as of 2018.","Processing completed by Amy Blake in December 2018. 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He was the photographer in residence for the New York City Ballet for the majority of his career and was closely associated with George Balanchine. He was also the photographer in residence for American Ballet Theatre. In additon to the New York City Ballet, Costas photographed many other dance companies, both national and international."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eColor photograph of Jerome Robbins rehearsing \"Circus Polka\" with young ballet dancers by Costas, C0462, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Color photograph of Jerome Robbins rehearsing \"Circus Polka\" with young ballet dancers by Costas, C0462, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing completed by Amanda Brent in January 2021. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in January 2021. 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It also holds many other performing arts collections that touch on Robbins and the New York City Ballet.  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMatted color photograph featuring the dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins taking a bow during rehearsals of the ballet \"Circus Polka\" in 1972. In the foreground is Robbins, in partial ringmaster costume, bowing and gesturing to the rehearsal audience. Behind Robbins in the background are young ballet dancers. The photograph is signed by Robbins. It is also signed by Costas - the photographer - on the matte.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Matted color photograph featuring the dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins taking a bow during rehearsals of the ballet \"Circus Polka\" in 1972. In the foreground is Robbins, in partial ringmaster costume, bowing and gesturing to the rehearsal audience. Behind Robbins in the background are young ballet dancers. The photograph is signed by Robbins. It is also signed by Costas - the photographer - on the matte."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_b562baf27cec5eea679d93fbc6d749cb\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eMatted color photograph featuring the dancer and choreographer Jerome Robbins taking a bow during rehearsals of the ballet \"Circus Polka\" in 1972. The photograph is signed by Robbins. 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The performing arts provided an outlet for dealing with tragedy and turmoil that defined the creation of East Germany. The performances often touched on the legacy of the Nazis, the persecution of the Jewish people, and the division of Germany. Despite the strict censorship in East Germany, during the liberal periods authorities allowed a substantial number of Western performances to take place. In the GDR, America was conceived of primarily as a system of production; its levels of profit and abundance both awed and provoked the wartorn and comparatively impoverished East Germans. The American obsession with productivity and consumption drew the most bitter criticism from German observers. Interesting to consider in this context is the performance of \"Ein Yankee an König Artus' Hof\" (1982), a play adapted from Mark Twain's novel \"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,\" in which the protagonist's escalating disillusionment with technology is a prominent motif. Even though Fordism may have been grudgingly accepted in the GDR as necessary for economic growth and the ultimate progress of the state, the assimilation of America's cultural barbarism through media imports was fiercely resisted. The state may have resisted America's cultural barbarism, but young people did not. Attending productions of the American media was a chance for them to distance themselves from their parents, from National Socialism, and from the failures of World War II. By the 1970s, changes in the performing arts community occurred, particularly in theatre, that included artists leaving as a result of increased censorship and smaller venues opening in cities and towns outside of Berlin.","Processed by Lauren Schutt and Friedgard Cowan in 2010-2011. EAD markup completed by Jordan Patty in 2011. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in July 2022 and October 2023.","Processing supported by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.","The East German poster collection contains other series, including the , , , and .","In 2021, GMU Professor Samuel Huneke led the completion of the \n, a project funded by a Fenwick Fellowship. The posters from each of the East German poster collection series can be searched in this database.","This series contains posters advertising theater, opera, concert and dance performances in Berlin and other East German cities. This collection consists of 941 posters of various sizes. They range in size from 28 x 58 cm to 86 x 60 cm. The majority of posters measure 57 x 81 cm. The performing arts posters present a complex and nuanced view of performance in the German Democratic Republic during the cold-war years. Most of the posters advertise performances in various venues in Berlin such as the Deutsches Theater, the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, the Komische Oper Berlin or the Palast der Republik, but performances in theaters in Leipzig, Dresden, Rostock, Erfurt, Halle, Gera, and Magdeburg are also included. The works advertised on the posters are predominantly classics: plays by Friedrich Schiller, Heinrich von Kleist, Georg Büchner, Shakespeare and Chekhov; operas by G. F. Handel, Mozart, Wagner, Puccini and Verdi, and ballets by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. However, contemporary playwrights like Maxim Gorki, Heiner Müller and Peter Weiss are also represented. Examples include posters from the Berliner Ensembles's premiere production of Bertolt Brecht's \"Mother Courage\"; Deutsche Theater Kammerspiele's \"Der Blaue Boll\" by the Expressionist playwright, Ernst Barlach; Landes Theatre Halle's cutting-edge production of \"Tamerlan\"; Ballet Company of Leipzig's historic performance of \"Bilder Der Liebe\"; and Maxim Gorki Theatre's \"Sinulja\" by Alexander Gelman. The majority of the posters consist of drawings or paintings that reflect the artist's interpretation of the works to be performed.","See the External Documents note for a poster inventory with brief descriptions.","There may be restrictions on reproduction. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.","This series contains posters advertising theater, opera, concert and dance performances in Berlin and other East German cities. This collection consists of 941 posters of various sizes. They range in size from 28 x 58 cm to 86 x 60 cm. 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Examples include posters from the Berliner Ensembles's premiere production of Bertolt Brecht's \"Mother Courage\"; Deutsche Theater Kammerspiele's \"Der Blaue Boll\" by the Expressionist playwright, Ernst Barlach; Landes Theatre Halle's cutting-edge production of \"Tamerlan\"; Ballet Company of Leipzig's historic performance of \"Bilder Der Liebe\"; and Maxim Gorki Theatre's \"Sinulja\" by Alexander Gelman. The majority of the posters consist of drawings or paintings that reflect the artist's interpretation of the works to be performed.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eSee the External Documents note for a poster inventory with brief descriptions.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This series contains posters advertising theater, opera, concert and dance performances in Berlin and other East German cities. This collection consists of 941 posters of various sizes. They range in size from 28 x 58 cm to 86 x 60 cm. 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For over twenty-five years the main body of these records sat forgotten in a government-owned storage facility at Middle River, near Baltimore, Maryland until they were located by George Mason University English professors, Lorraine Brown and John O'Connor.","After Brown and O'Connor's discovery, and realizing the historical significance of these records, George Mason University entered into negotiations with the Library of Congress for permission to house and care for the collection and provide access to the materials to scholars. Many of the materials were physically deteriorating after so many years in less-than-ideal storage conditions. An agreement was reached, and the collection was placed on loan to George Mason University Libraries, with the aim that the collection would be processed, cared for, and used by scholars of the FTP and WPA. A center named The Research Center for the Federal Theatre Project was established at Mason, and a staff of archives and library professionals was hired to process, describe, and provide access to the records in Mason's Fenwick Library.","While initially, the center was focused on unpacking, sorting, processing, and inventorying the collection, it soon concentrated on disseminating the materials and facilitating scholarship regarding the FTP. It participated in grants to preserve the materials and produce programming and exhibitions to expose the materials to a larger audience. It continued to build on the collection by conducting oral history interviews of former FTP personnel, acquisition their personal papers, and photographic duplication of deteriorating records inside the collection, such as original posters, set, and costume design drawings. George Mason University Libraries established its Special Collections \u0026 Archives (SC\u0026A) department in 1979, and the Federal Theatre Project Materials became a collection under the custody of that entity.","In 1980 the Research Center for the Federal Theatre Project was renamed the Institute on the Federal Theatre Project (IFTP), part of the newly established Center for Government, Society, and the Arts (CGSA).","In 1993, the Library of Congress began the process of recalling collections that it had loaned to libraries across the country over the years, including the rich archives of the FTP housed at George Mason University. LC administrators suggested that the collection would be more accessible at the Library's Music Division in Washington, D.C. rather than in Fairfax. While the bulk of the original loaned collection was eventually returned to the Library in August of 1994, George Mason University Libraries was allowed to retain duplicates of many of the records to complement the additional materials it had independently acquired between 1975 and 1994. After the replevin of the FTP materials back to the Library of Congress, the IFTP focused more of its attention on the study of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA's) work in the Coldwar era, promoting the papers of Robert Breen, Director of ANTA, which are also held by George Mason University's Special Collections Research Center (formerly Special Collections \u0026 Archives). 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These records include operational, research and correspondence files, materials related to the Institute's outreach, programming, audiovisual and photographic materials and publications.","The collection is organized within the following series:","Series 1: Administrative Records: These records consist of materials which document the day to day operation of the IFTP, its projects, initiatives, and development.","Series 2: Correspondence: This series contains manuscript and typewritten correspondence between IFTP personel and their colleagues and outside individuals and groups.","Series 3: Outreach Activities Records: These materials document the IFTP's efforts to provide external programming to promote and disseminate scholarship pertaining to and public awareness of the FTP throuugh exhibits, talks, and other programming.","Series 4: IFTP Publications: This series contains pamphlets detailing IFTP programs, organizational brochures and other publications created by IFTP to assist scholars in researching the FTP, Federal One, the newsletter of the RCFTP and IFTP, Free Adult and Uncensored, which details the history of the FTP, and other publications which promote and facilitate understanding of the FTP collection housed at George Mason University.","Series 5: Photographs: This series contains photographs created or procured by the IFTP. 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Accessed April 17, 2024. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/2725.","\"Dedicating Our Victory to Enduring Couples like Ralph and Paul.\" n.d. Freedom to Marry (blog). Accessed April 17, 2024. http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/dedicating-our-victory-to-enduring-couples-like-ralph-and-paul.","\"Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992) Signed Photograph.\" n.d. Schubertiade Music \u0026 Arts. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.schubertiademusic.com//items/details/21048.","Media, Behemoth. 2011. \"Paul McMahon - Photographer and Pal of Marlene Dietrich Passes.\" CELLULOID SLAMMER (blog). April 6, 2011. https://celluloidslammer.blogspot.com/2011/04/paul-mcmahon-photographer-and-pal-of.html.","\"Paul McMahon (Unknown-2011).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232087574/paul-mcmahon.","\"The Jacob's Pillow Story.\" n.d. Jacob's Pillow. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.jacobspillow.org/about/pillow-history/jacobs-pillow-story/.","The property known as Jacob's Pillow, located in Becket, Massachusetts, was first purchased by modern dancer Ted Shawn (1891-1972) in 1931 to serve as an artistic retreat. After the personal and professional end of his partnership with fellow dancer Ruth St. Denis and their Denishawn Company, Shawn recruited eight men, including former Denishawn dancer Barton Mumaw, and formed a new dance company based at Jacob's Pillow from 1933-1939. During this time \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" staged public \"Tea Lecture Demonstrations\" during the summer months to promote the company's work and raise money for living expensese. These demonstrations quickly grew in popularity and would eventually evolve into the \"Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.\"","In 1941, following the disbanding of Ted Shawn's dance company, the property was purchased from Shawn by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Committee for $50,000 and incorporated as an educational, artistic, non-profit organization with Shawn named as founder and artistic director. The group also built the property's first permanent theatre, with performances having previously taken place in a barn studio, which opened on July 9, 1942 as the Ted Shawn Theatre, the first performance space designed specifically for dance. Shawn remained director of Jacob's Pillow until his death in 1972 at the age of 80. Jacob's Pillow has continued to host hundreds of choreographic works up to the present day, with the venue serving as the U.S. debut for a number of international dancers and companies. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government, making it the country's first and only Landmark dance institution.","John Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who specialized in dance-related photography. In 1938, he began photographing \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" and became the official photographer for Jacob's Pillow in 1940, a position he would hold until his death at the age of 90. His photography work was included in numerous exhibits, particularly in the Boston area, and allowed him to form close friendships with many dancers and choreographers.","Paul McMahon was a Boston art critic, photographer, entertainment reviewer, and artist, who also toured with actress Marlene Dietrich for 13 years assisting her in a number of roles, including stage manager and dresser. McMahon and his partner Ralph Hodgdon, who met in New York City in the 1950s, were a fixture at Boston pride parades where they carried a sign stating how long they had been together. When marriage equality was passed in Massachusetts, McMahon and Hodgdon became one of the first couples to marry, their ceremony taking place on May 29, 2004 in Boston's Public Garden. Following their legal marriage, the couple updated their pride parade sign to say years together and years married (\"56 years together, 6 years married\"). McMahon passed away on March 31, 2011 at the age of 78.","Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.","The Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to dance, including other dance photographs such as Photograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle and  Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope.","Harvard University's Houghton Library holds the John Lindquist collection.","A collection of original signed and unsigned dance photographs from Jacob's Pillow, most by the photographer John Lindquist, from the collection of Paul McMahon. Most photographs include inscriptions on the back identifying the dancer or dancers depicted and include a stamp or handwritten attribution of the photograph to John Lindquist. Additional identifications were completed using Jacob's Pillow Archives. Several photographs include pen signatures and/or inscriptions on the front of the image by the dancer(s) depicted, with most dedicated to Paul McMahon. The collection is arranged in four series.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Card appears to have been cut along the top edge and includes a message to \"Paul and Ralph\" from \"John Lindquist\"","Photographer is likely John Lindquist","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Inscription on back also reads \"with Herbert Ross Ballet\"","Pen inscriptions on the front of the photo: \"To Paul\" from \"La Meri\" and \"To Paul with much friendship Matteo\"","Sheets 35 and 36 are duplicates of the same photo","Name written on back of Page 59's photo appears to read \"Adolphe Rasishon\". Name written on back of Page 60's photo appears to read \"Jim McEllernnz\". Name written on back of Page 61's photo appears to read \"Creighton\", possibly Eddie Creighton.","Series 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Pen signature reading \"Jim Clouser\" on front of each photo","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul the very best always Jacob's Pillow - '66 Jim Clouser\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul all the best Jim Clouser Jacob's Pillow - 1967\"","Pen inscription on the front of Page 6's photo: \"To Paul my special [illegible] Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\". Pen inscription on the front of Page 7's photo: \"To Paul my very fondest regards Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\"","Pen signature reading \"Niels Kehlet\" on front of the photo","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with best wishes from Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with the best of luck Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"For Paul [very] good [luck] Barton Mumaw Jacob's Pillow 1967\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul thank you Robert Powell\"","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Invitiation for Boston Anthenaeum Gallery exhibition and reception on June 3, 1976 sent to Paul McMahon and Ralph Hodgon with note from John Lindquist on the back. 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These demonstrations quickly grew in popularity and would eventually evolve into the \"Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.\"","In 1941, following the disbanding of Ted Shawn's dance company, the property was purchased from Shawn by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Committee for $50,000 and incorporated as an educational, artistic, non-profit organization with Shawn named as founder and artistic director. The group also built the property's first permanent theatre, with performances having previously taken place in a barn studio, which opened on July 9, 1942 as the Ted Shawn Theatre, the first performance space designed specifically for dance. Shawn remained director of Jacob's Pillow until his death in 1972 at the age of 80. Jacob's Pillow has continued to host hundreds of choreographic works up to the present day, with the venue serving as the U.S. debut for a number of international dancers and companies. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government, making it the country's first and only Landmark dance institution.","John Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who specialized in dance-related photography. In 1938, he began photographing \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" and became the official photographer for Jacob's Pillow in 1940, a position he would hold until his death at the age of 90. His photography work was included in numerous exhibits, particularly in the Boston area, and allowed him to form close friendships with many dancers and choreographers.","Paul McMahon was a Boston art critic, photographer, entertainment reviewer, and artist, who also toured with actress Marlene Dietrich for 13 years assisting her in a number of roles, including stage manager and dresser. McMahon and his partner Ralph Hodgdon, who met in New York City in the 1950s, were a fixture at Boston pride parades where they carried a sign stating how long they had been together. When marriage equality was passed in Massachusetts, McMahon and Hodgdon became one of the first couples to marry, their ceremony taking place on May 29, 2004 in Boston's Public Garden. Following their legal marriage, the couple updated their pride parade sign to say years together and years married (\"56 years together, 6 years married\"). McMahon passed away on March 31, 2011 at the age of 78."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJacob's Pillow dance photograph collection, C0514, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Jacob's Pillow dance photograph collection, C0514, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/subjects/sh85035659\"\u003edance\u003c/a\u003e, including other dance photographs such as \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0486\"\u003ePhotograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0464\"\u003e Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarvard University's Houghton Library holds the \u003ca href=\"https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/2725\"\u003eJohn Lindquist collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to dance, including other dance photographs such as Photograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle and  Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope.","Harvard University's Houghton Library holds the John Lindquist collection."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA collection of original signed and unsigned dance photographs from Jacob's Pillow, most by the photographer John Lindquist, from the collection of Paul McMahon. 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Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Card appears to have been cut along the top edge and includes a message to \"Paul and Ralph\" from \"John Lindquist\"","Photographer is likely John Lindquist","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Inscription on back also reads \"with Herbert Ross Ballet\"","Pen inscriptions on the front of the photo: \"To Paul\" from \"La Meri\" and \"To Paul with much friendship Matteo\"","Sheets 35 and 36 are duplicates of the same photo","Name written on back of Page 59's photo appears to read \"Adolphe Rasishon\". 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Pen inscription on the front of Page 7's photo: \"To Paul my very fondest regards Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\"","Pen signature reading \"Niels Kehlet\" on front of the photo","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with best wishes from Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with the best of luck Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"For Paul [very] good [luck] Barton Mumaw Jacob's Pillow 1967\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul thank you Robert Powell\"","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Invitiation for Boston Anthenaeum Gallery exhibition and reception on June 3, 1976 sent to Paul McMahon and Ralph Hodgon with note from John Lindquist on the back. 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Accessed April 17, 2024. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/2725.","\"Dedicating Our Victory to Enduring Couples like Ralph and Paul.\" n.d. Freedom to Marry (blog). Accessed April 17, 2024. http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/dedicating-our-victory-to-enduring-couples-like-ralph-and-paul.","\"Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992) Signed Photograph.\" n.d. Schubertiade Music \u0026 Arts. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.schubertiademusic.com//items/details/21048.","Media, Behemoth. 2011. \"Paul McMahon - Photographer and Pal of Marlene Dietrich Passes.\" CELLULOID SLAMMER (blog). April 6, 2011. https://celluloidslammer.blogspot.com/2011/04/paul-mcmahon-photographer-and-pal-of.html.","\"Paul McMahon (Unknown-2011).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232087574/paul-mcmahon.","\"The Jacob's Pillow Story.\" n.d. Jacob's Pillow. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.jacobspillow.org/about/pillow-history/jacobs-pillow-story/.","The property known as Jacob's Pillow, located in Becket, Massachusetts, was first purchased by modern dancer Ted Shawn (1891-1972) in 1931 to serve as an artistic retreat. After the personal and professional end of his partnership with fellow dancer Ruth St. Denis and their Denishawn Company, Shawn recruited eight men, including former Denishawn dancer Barton Mumaw, and formed a new dance company based at Jacob's Pillow from 1933-1939. During this time \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" staged public \"Tea Lecture Demonstrations\" during the summer months to promote the company's work and raise money for living expensese. These demonstrations quickly grew in popularity and would eventually evolve into the \"Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.\"","In 1941, following the disbanding of Ted Shawn's dance company, the property was purchased from Shawn by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Committee for $50,000 and incorporated as an educational, artistic, non-profit organization with Shawn named as founder and artistic director. The group also built the property's first permanent theatre, with performances having previously taken place in a barn studio, which opened on July 9, 1942 as the Ted Shawn Theatre, the first performance space designed specifically for dance. Shawn remained director of Jacob's Pillow until his death in 1972 at the age of 80. Jacob's Pillow has continued to host hundreds of choreographic works up to the present day, with the venue serving as the U.S. debut for a number of international dancers and companies. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government, making it the country's first and only Landmark dance institution.","John Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who specialized in dance-related photography. In 1938, he began photographing \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" and became the official photographer for Jacob's Pillow in 1940, a position he would hold until his death at the age of 90. His photography work was included in numerous exhibits, particularly in the Boston area, and allowed him to form close friendships with many dancers and choreographers.","Paul McMahon was a Boston art critic, photographer, entertainment reviewer, and artist, who also toured with actress Marlene Dietrich for 13 years assisting her in a number of roles, including stage manager and dresser. McMahon and his partner Ralph Hodgdon, who met in New York City in the 1950s, were a fixture at Boston pride parades where they carried a sign stating how long they had been together. When marriage equality was passed in Massachusetts, McMahon and Hodgdon became one of the first couples to marry, their ceremony taking place on May 29, 2004 in Boston's Public Garden. Following their legal marriage, the couple updated their pride parade sign to say years together and years married (\"56 years together, 6 years married\"). McMahon passed away on March 31, 2011 at the age of 78.","Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.","The Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to dance, including other dance photographs such as Photograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle and  Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope.","Harvard University's Houghton Library holds the John Lindquist collection.","A collection of original signed and unsigned dance photographs from Jacob's Pillow, most by the photographer John Lindquist, from the collection of Paul McMahon. Most photographs include inscriptions on the back identifying the dancer or dancers depicted and include a stamp or handwritten attribution of the photograph to John Lindquist. Additional identifications were completed using Jacob's Pillow Archives. Several photographs include pen signatures and/or inscriptions on the front of the image by the dancer(s) depicted, with most dedicated to Paul McMahon. The collection is arranged in four series.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. 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Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.schubertiademusic.com//items/details/21048.","Media, Behemoth. 2011. \"Paul McMahon - Photographer and Pal of Marlene Dietrich Passes.\" CELLULOID SLAMMER (blog). April 6, 2011. https://celluloidslammer.blogspot.com/2011/04/paul-mcmahon-photographer-and-pal-of.html.","\"Paul McMahon (Unknown-2011).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232087574/paul-mcmahon.","\"The Jacob's Pillow Story.\" n.d. Jacob's Pillow. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.jacobspillow.org/about/pillow-history/jacobs-pillow-story/."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe property known as Jacob's Pillow, located in Becket, Massachusetts, was first purchased by modern dancer Ted Shawn (1891-1972) in 1931 to serve as an artistic retreat. After the personal and professional end of his partnership with fellow dancer Ruth St. Denis and their Denishawn Company, Shawn recruited eight men, including former Denishawn dancer Barton Mumaw, and formed a new dance company based at Jacob's Pillow from 1933-1939. During this time \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" staged public \"Tea Lecture Demonstrations\" during the summer months to promote the company's work and raise money for living expensese. These demonstrations quickly grew in popularity and would eventually evolve into the \"Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1941, following the disbanding of Ted Shawn's dance company, the property was purchased from Shawn by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Committee for $50,000 and incorporated as an educational, artistic, non-profit organization with Shawn named as founder and artistic director. The group also built the property's first permanent theatre, with performances having previously taken place in a barn studio, which opened on July 9, 1942 as the Ted Shawn Theatre, the first performance space designed specifically for dance. Shawn remained director of Jacob's Pillow until his death in 1972 at the age of 80. Jacob's Pillow has continued to host hundreds of choreographic works up to the present day, with the venue serving as the U.S. debut for a number of international dancers and companies. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government, making it the country's first and only Landmark dance institution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who specialized in dance-related photography. In 1938, he began photographing \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" and became the official photographer for Jacob's Pillow in 1940, a position he would hold until his death at the age of 90. His photography work was included in numerous exhibits, particularly in the Boston area, and allowed him to form close friendships with many dancers and choreographers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePaul McMahon was a Boston art critic, photographer, entertainment reviewer, and artist, who also toured with actress Marlene Dietrich for 13 years assisting her in a number of roles, including stage manager and dresser. McMahon and his partner Ralph Hodgdon, who met in New York City in the 1950s, were a fixture at Boston pride parades where they carried a sign stating how long they had been together. When marriage equality was passed in Massachusetts, McMahon and Hodgdon became one of the first couples to marry, their ceremony taking place on May 29, 2004 in Boston's Public Garden. Following their legal marriage, the couple updated their pride parade sign to say years together and years married (\"56 years together, 6 years married\"). McMahon passed away on March 31, 2011 at the age of 78.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical and Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The property known as Jacob's Pillow, located in Becket, Massachusetts, was first purchased by modern dancer Ted Shawn (1891-1972) in 1931 to serve as an artistic retreat. After the personal and professional end of his partnership with fellow dancer Ruth St. Denis and their Denishawn Company, Shawn recruited eight men, including former Denishawn dancer Barton Mumaw, and formed a new dance company based at Jacob's Pillow from 1933-1939. During this time \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" staged public \"Tea Lecture Demonstrations\" during the summer months to promote the company's work and raise money for living expensese. These demonstrations quickly grew in popularity and would eventually evolve into the \"Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.\"","In 1941, following the disbanding of Ted Shawn's dance company, the property was purchased from Shawn by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Committee for $50,000 and incorporated as an educational, artistic, non-profit organization with Shawn named as founder and artistic director. The group also built the property's first permanent theatre, with performances having previously taken place in a barn studio, which opened on July 9, 1942 as the Ted Shawn Theatre, the first performance space designed specifically for dance. Shawn remained director of Jacob's Pillow until his death in 1972 at the age of 80. Jacob's Pillow has continued to host hundreds of choreographic works up to the present day, with the venue serving as the U.S. debut for a number of international dancers and companies. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government, making it the country's first and only Landmark dance institution.","John Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who specialized in dance-related photography. In 1938, he began photographing \"Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers\" and became the official photographer for Jacob's Pillow in 1940, a position he would hold until his death at the age of 90. His photography work was included in numerous exhibits, particularly in the Boston area, and allowed him to form close friendships with many dancers and choreographers.","Paul McMahon was a Boston art critic, photographer, entertainment reviewer, and artist, who also toured with actress Marlene Dietrich for 13 years assisting her in a number of roles, including stage manager and dresser. McMahon and his partner Ralph Hodgdon, who met in New York City in the 1950s, were a fixture at Boston pride parades where they carried a sign stating how long they had been together. When marriage equality was passed in Massachusetts, McMahon and Hodgdon became one of the first couples to marry, their ceremony taking place on May 29, 2004 in Boston's Public Garden. Following their legal marriage, the couple updated their pride parade sign to say years together and years married (\"56 years together, 6 years married\"). McMahon passed away on March 31, 2011 at the age of 78."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJacob's Pillow dance photograph collection, C0514, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Jacob's Pillow dance photograph collection, C0514, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/subjects/sh85035659\"\u003edance\u003c/a\u003e, including other dance photographs such as \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0486\"\u003ePhotograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0464\"\u003e Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarvard University's Houghton Library holds the \u003ca href=\"https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/2725\"\u003eJohn Lindquist collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to dance, including other dance photographs such as Photograph of Martha Graham in \"Mirror Before Me\" by Arnold Eagle and  Black and white photographs of Jerome Robbins rehearsing with ballet dancers for \"Antique Epigraphs\" by Martha Swope.","Harvard University's Houghton Library holds the John Lindquist collection."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA collection of original signed and unsigned dance photographs from Jacob's Pillow, most by the photographer John Lindquist, from the collection of Paul McMahon. Most photographs include inscriptions on the back identifying the dancer or dancers depicted and include a stamp or handwritten attribution of the photograph to John Lindquist. Additional identifications were completed using \u003ca href=\"https://archives.jacobspillow.org/\"\u003eJacob's Pillow Archives\u003c/a\u003e. Several photographs include pen signatures and/or inscriptions on the front of the image by the dancer(s) depicted, with most dedicated to Paul McMahon. The collection is arranged in four series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. 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Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInscription on back also reads \"with Herbert Ross Ballet\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscriptions on the front of the photo: \"To Paul\" from \"La Meri\" and \"To Paul with much friendship Matteo\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSheets 35 and 36 are duplicates of the same photo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eName written on back of Page 59's photo appears to read \"Adolphe Rasishon\". Name written on back of Page 60's photo appears to read \"Jim McEllernnz\". Name written on back of Page 61's photo appears to read \"Creighton\", possibly Eddie Creighton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen signature reading \"Jim Clouser\" on front of each photo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul the very best always Jacob's Pillow - '66 Jim Clouser\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul all the best Jim Clouser Jacob's Pillow - 1967\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of Page 6's photo: \"To Paul my special [illegible] Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\". Pen inscription on the front of Page 7's photo: \"To Paul my very fondest regards Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen signature reading \"Niels Kehlet\" on front of the photo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with best wishes from Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with the best of luck Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"For Paul [very] good [luck] Barton Mumaw Jacob's Pillow 1967\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul thank you Robert Powell\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitiation for Boston Anthenaeum Gallery exhibition and reception on June 3, 1976 sent to Paul McMahon and Ralph Hodgon with note from John Lindquist on the back. 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Additional identifications were completed using Jacob's Pillow Archives. Several photographs include pen signatures and/or inscriptions on the front of the image by the dancer(s) depicted, with most dedicated to Paul McMahon. The collection is arranged in four series.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Series 1: Standard format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs and photographic cards and postcards measuring approximately 4x6 or 5x7. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Card appears to have been cut along the top edge and includes a message to \"Paul and Ralph\" from \"John Lindquist\"","Photographer is likely John Lindquist","Series 2: Large format photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 8x10. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Inscription on back also reads \"with Herbert Ross Ballet\"","Pen inscriptions on the front of the photo: \"To Paul\" from \"La Meri\" and \"To Paul with much friendship Matteo\"","Sheets 35 and 36 are duplicates of the same photo","Name written on back of Page 59's photo appears to read \"Adolphe Rasishon\". Name written on back of Page 60's photo appears to read \"Jim McEllernnz\". Name written on back of Page 61's photo appears to read \"Creighton\", possibly Eddie Creighton.","Series 3: Oversized photographs (circa 1940s-1970s) includes photographs measuring approximately 11x14. Photographs have been alphabetized by subject.","Pen signature reading \"Jim Clouser\" on front of each photo","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul the very best always Jacob's Pillow - '66 Jim Clouser\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul all the best Jim Clouser Jacob's Pillow - 1967\"","Pen inscription on the front of Page 6's photo: \"To Paul my special [illegible] Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\". Pen inscription on the front of Page 7's photo: \"To Paul my very fondest regards Sincerely Carmen de Lavallade\"","Pen signature reading \"Niels Kehlet\" on front of the photo","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with best wishes from Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul with the best of luck Niels Kehlet - [JP?]\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"For Paul [very] good [luck] Barton Mumaw Jacob's Pillow 1967\"","Pen inscription on the front of the photo: \"To Paul thank you Robert Powell\"","Series 4: Ephemera (1970s) includes a single folder containing two non-photographic items.","Invitiation for Boston Anthenaeum Gallery exhibition and reception on June 3, 1976 sent to Paul McMahon and Ralph Hodgon with note from John Lindquist on the back. 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Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., September 18, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/art/minuet.","The Minuet: An Elegant PhoenixAuthor(s): Julia SuttonSource: Dance Chronicle, 1985, Vol. 8, No. 3/4 (1985), pp. 119-152Published by: Taylor \u0026 Francis, Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/1567579.","The Minuet, or \"le Menuet\" in French, was a couple's dance, and was massively popular in the 17th and 18th century French and English courts. It was especially popular during the reign of Louis XIV of France. The minuet was known for its extremely intricate moves, and was synonymous with etiquette and class ranking. According to dance historian Julia Sutton, \"Following the strictest order of protocol, each couple danced alone before their peers and addressed the Presence (those personages of highest rank who sat at the top of the hall) while, presumably, they entertained each other through their charm and flirtatiousness. The goal was to demonstrate by their exquisite manners, dress, and skill that they were indeed worthy adornments to society; their observers were active participants in the dance as well, judging every step and gesture with the utmost refinement and - should the dancers be truly elegant and charming - with great pleasure.\" The dance was so popular, minuet sequences appeared in operas and symphonies of the day, including Mozart's \"Don Giovanni\" and Handel's \"Berenice.\"","This drawing is roughly 16\" by 20\".","Processing completed by Amanda Brent in September 2020. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in September 2020. This item was formerly part of the Performing Arts Manuscript Materials collection, C0215.","The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections and materials on the Performing Arts.","Original pencil drawing of a couple performing the minuet, with accompanying musicians and onlookers, presumably set in a French ball. The drawing is titled \"Le Menuet de la Cour\" which translates from the French to \"The Minuet of the Court.\" The drawing is attributed to La Couteur, created circa 1775. There is an inscription on the back from 1819.","No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)","Original pencil drawing of a couple performing the minuet, with accompanying musicians and onlookers, presumably set in a French ball. The drawing is titled \"Le Menuet de la Cour\" which translates from the French to \"The Minuet of the Court.\"","R 72, C 3, S 1","George Mason University. Libraries. 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