1 streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes). [Unidentified speaker states the date, occasion, and name of featured speaker Richard Buckle.] Richard Buckle speaks about the origins of his interest in Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets russes; his friendship with Lincoln Kirstein including an anecdote about Kirstein's having helped Romola Nijinska with her book about Vaslaw Nijinsky; designing an exhibition commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Diaghilev's death; his role in the acquisition and cataloging of Ballet russes designs, including stage curtains and costumes, for auction by Sotheby's; his purchases of several items at the auction, which are now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection; researching his biography of Diaghilev [Diaghilev, 1979] including his personal problems at the time and how they were resolved on a visit to New York City.
Remarks made by Richard Buckle at a meeting of the Committee for the Dance Collection, at the New York Public Library [formerly Library and Museum] for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City, on April 3, 1979
Title supplied by cataloger.
Sound quality is good.
Funding (note)
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Author
Buckle, Richard.
Title
Remarks at a meeting of the Committee for the Dance Collection, 1979
Imprint
1979
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center April 3, 1979 New York (N.Y.)
Funding
The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 30 minutes); polyester; 5 in.; half-track; 1 7/8 ips; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto5899_v01f01_sc.