Figure in long flowing gown, full sleeves. Head thrown back, turned to right. Right arm upraised, flexed, palm turned outward. Left hand gathers gown at waist. Sandaled left foot appears at back.

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1905	Work on this object ended.
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2013	We photographed this object.
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Figure Of A Dancer (France), ca. 1900

This is a Figure of a dancer. It was manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1910. Its medium is molded porcelain (bisque). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alexander.

Book, The Measure of Man: Human Factors in Design, 1969

Book, The Measure of Man: Human Factors in Design, 1969
offset lithograph.
Courtesy of anonymous lender.
15.2013.7

Double-revolution super-imposed staircase model.

Staircase Model (France), late 18th century
pear, brass wire, bone.
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
2007-45-11

Repeating motif of a masquerade ball at an Opera House. Figures in fantastic costumes dance and cavort. An orchestra plays up on center stage. Printed in twenty colors on neutral ground, drop repeat.

Sidewall (France), 1882–83
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Harvey Smith.
1950-83-1

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Image divided into two sections. Upper section shows a woman's leg (seen from behind) wearing a yellow stocking and a black heeled shoe. Green fringe from skirt visible at upper left corner. Image runs from upper left to lower right on a diagonal against a vivid red background. Lower section shows purple letters outlined in yellow against a black background. Spelling "Dancing on Her Knees" the text moves from lower left to right, ending at the tip of the woman's shoe. Inscribed text along right side.

Poster, Public Theater, New York: Dancing on Her Knees, 1995
screenprint on white wove paper.
Gift of Pentagram.
1998-2-3

Poster advertising "Give Peace a Dance", 24-hour dance marathon at the Seattle Center House. Pentagonal paper featuring a male dancer lifting a female dancer, his legs kicking away bombs falling from the poster's top left corner.

Poster, Give Peace a Dance, 1988
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Art Chantry.
1995-69-74

Figure of a dancing man in an orange tunic, hat with tassels, yellow tights, and brown boots.

Drawing, Costume Design: Dancing Man, for The Merry Wives of Windsor,...
graphite, brush and watercolor on illustration board.
Gift of University of California, Los Angeles.
1973-15-127

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 46 x 24 x 22 cm (18 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Figure Of A Dancer (France), ca. 1900; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); molded porcelain (bisque); H x W x D: 46 x 24 x 22 cm (18 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alexander; 1910-41-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Maira Kalman Selects.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2B8bD/
Accession Number 1910-41-1
Object ID 18169581