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    Section 1: The Beginnings

    Pink pointe shoe signed “To Senia, a lovely dancer, Alexandra Danilova”

    Section 2: The Children

    A black and white photo of a boy and girl standing in a spotlight in the bottom left corner of a dark background.

    Section 3: Mice!

    A black and white photo of several mice kneeling in front of a Christmas tree. A larger mouse is standing to the left.

    Section 5: Set Concepts

    A color rendering of 5 Christmas toys: a nutcracker, a standing deer, a leaping deer, a bird, and a man wearing a colorful pattern.

    Section 6: Stage Magic

    An elaborate pencil sketch of a castle made of candy.

    Section 7: Barbara Karinska

    Costume illustrations for a Candy Cane with green, pink and white fabric swatches attached; a Christmas Angel; and a Marzipan Shepherdesses with pink, blue, and yellow fabric swatches attached.

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