Cleveland Museum of Art

Vaslav Nijinsky in Scheherazade

Auguste Bert

Date

1913

Medium

Halftone photogravure

Culture

France, 20th century

Department

Photography

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950) is considered to have been the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Scheherazade is the story of the favorite wife of a shah who has a dalliance with her favorite slave, the role played by Nijinsky. Auguste Bert was the official photographer of the presidency of the French Republic, the country’s ministries, embassies, and its government-subsidized theaters. Nijinsky wore gold body paint and a brightly colored, bejeweled, and embroidered outfit in his role as the Favorite Slave in Scheherazade .

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