Research Catalog

Title

Frederick Melton photographs.

Author

Melton, Frederick

Publication

1949-1954.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

0.84 linear feet (2 boxes)

Summary

Atlanta-born photographer Frederick Melton (1918-1992) came to Manhattan in 1939, where he worked in a variety of creative media. He was eventually introduced to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins of the New York City Ballet, where he photographed nearly every facet of the company from the late 1940s through the 1950s. The Frederick Melton photographs collection of negatives and contact prints capture some of the company's most well-known productions, including intimate backstage moments, and set and costume designs. Many notable principal dancers are represented, including Tanaquil Le Clercq and Maria Tallchief, as well as co-founders Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Melton also focused on the School of American Ballet, the associate school founded by George Balanchine, where he photographed classrooms, students, and faculty.

Subjects

• Robbins, Jerome > Photographs
• Balanchine, George > Photographs
• Photographs
• School of American Ballet Photographs
• New York City Ballet Photographs
• Ballet companies > Photographs
• Ballet dancers > Photographs
• Negatives (photographs)
• Photographers
• Tallchief, Maria > Photographs
• Le Clercq, Tanaquil > Photographs

Genre/Form

• Photographs.
• Negatives (photographs)

Source (note)

• Gift of Frederick Melton, 1961.

Call Number

*MGZEB 19-562

OCLC

• 1108756025
• 1108756025

Author

Melton, Frederick, photographer.

Title

Frederick Melton photographs.

Production

1949-1954.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Source

Gift of Frederick Melton, 1961.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Occupation

Photographers.

Research Call Number

*MGZEB 19-562