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Exhibitions at The Research Libraries Lincoln Kirstein: AlchemistFrom October 31, 2007 through January 30, 2008  Lincoln Kirstein. Portrait photograph by George Platt Lynes Gift of Marie-Jeanne, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Copyright Estate of George Platt Lynes At his centennial, cultural institutions around New York City are celebrating writer, poet, and arts patron Lincoln Kirstein and his impact on American culture. Lincoln Kirstein: Alchemist focuses on the five dance companies he founded – the American Ballet, Ballet Caravan, American Ballet Caravan, Ballet Society, and the New York City Ballet. Each was, in its own way, experimental and pushed the edges of American culture and society. He brought choreographers together with young artists and composers, leading to masterpieces as different as Billy the Kid, Concerto Barocco, The Seasons, and Orpheus. Among the designers whose art is featured are Cecil Beaton, Aline Bernstein, Isamu Noguchi, Tchelitchew, and Ben Shahn, whose designs for the unproduced Tom are on display. The exhibition also recognizes Kirstein's role in the founding of the Library's Dance Collection, now the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Exhibition Brochure (PDF) |