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Elaine Summers papers

Title
  1. Elaine Summers papers, 1929-2019 (bulk 1958-2014).
Author
  1. Summers, Elaine, 1925-2019

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Additional authors
  1. Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb
Description
  1. 24.03 linear feet (59 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Summary
  1. Elaine Summers (1925-2014) was an American dancer, choreographer, experimental filmmaker, artist, and teacher. The Elaine Summers papers date from 1929 to 2019 (bulk 1958-2014) and document her career, as well as the histories of the Experimental Intermedia Foundation, the Elaine Summers Dance and Film Company, and the Kinetic Awareness Center. The collection contains dance scores; published articles and reviews; programs; press releases; personal and professional correspondence; subject files created by Summers; photographs; printed material; notebooks; film, video and sound recordings; website materials; and administrative files from the Experimental Intermedia Foundation and the Kinetic Awareness Center.
Subject
  1. Elaine Summers Dance and Film Co
  2. Experimental Intermedia Foundation
  3. Kinetic Awareness Center
  4. Choreography
  5. Experimental films
  6. Movement therapy
  7. Multimedia (Art)
  8. Performance art
  9. Postmodern dance
  10. Dance$aStudy and teaching
Genre/Form
  1. Dance notation.
  2. Slides (photographs).
  3. Notebooks.
  4. Photographic prints.
  5. Posters.
  6. Programs (documents)
  7. Sound recordings.
  8. Video recordings.
  9. Motion pictures.
Call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 422
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use (note)
  1. Copyright given to NYPL.
Source (note)
  1. Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.
Author
  1. Summers, Elaine, 1925-2019.
Title
  1. Elaine Summers papers, 1929-2019 (bulk 1958-2014).
Restricted access
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use
  1. Copyright given to NYPL.
Source
  1. Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.
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  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding aid
Occupation
  1. Choreographers.
  2. Dancers.
  3. Independent filmmakers United States.
  4. Performance artists.
Added author
  1. Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb
Research call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 422
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