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Hubert Stowitts in "Indo-Chinoise Dance"
Creator
Nickolas MurayAmerican Photographer · 1892–1965
All works by this person →At age twelve, Hungarian-born Nickolas Muray enrolled in graphic arts school, where he learned lithography, photoengraving, and photography. After graduation he took a three-year course in color photography, learning how to make color filters. Upon moving to New York, Muray went to work for publisher Condé Nast as a photo-engraver, making color separations and halftone negatives. In 1920 Muray ope
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- 1921
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 9548d326-6a75-461d-96ca-f884dd725f60
From the Getty Museum record
Hubert Stowitts, the first American star of the Russian ballet, danced for several years as Anna Pavlova's partner. Stowitts was also a choreographer and a designer of sets and costumes whose work was deeply influenced by traditional Indian and Chinese dance. He designed both the dance he performs and the costume he wears in this photograph by celebrity photographer and dance critic Nickolas Muray.
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