pherank Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Nice going, once again, pherank! But if it's not asking too much, is there more, specifically, a following page to go with that first image? It says, "(continued)" in the lower right corner. Or is this an auction for those only interested in images? I wasn't able to locate the auction itself, but here's a link to one of the image display pages: http://www.biggerbids.com/auction-image-gallery.php?ig=2&auction_id=543580&image_id=3204016 Fantastic find, pherank. Thank you! How interesting to read that Le Clerq could appear both plain and beautiful. She looks as beautiful in that top photo as in any I've seen. A happy face is always good. My only quibble would be that the hard lighting of Tanny in her Les Illuminations costume 'de-mystifies' the image I had in my mind - inspired by the more famous Illuminations photos by George Platt Lynes. [EDIT] While I was looking about for any and all auctions mentioning Tanaquil Le Clercq, I found this listing from July, 2013 mentioning: Collection of (81) black-and-white camera negatives of Tanaquil LeClercq by Milton Greene. Collection of black-and-white 2.25 x 2.25 in. camera negatives (81) on Kodak safety film, with contact sheets (27) and later prints (9), of Tanaquil LeClercq (1929-2000) for Life by Milton Greene, from the Estate of Milton Greene; dated 1-1-51. LeClercq was principal dancer with New York City Ballet and fourth and last wife of George Balanchine who choreographed a ballet for her when she was 15 for polio charity: she contracted polio in 1956 later ending her dancing career paralyzing her from the waist down. Offered with copyrights. http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/collection-of-81-black-and-white-camera-negativ-144-c-a67b8e0486 81 images! Holy cow. Take a look at the thumbnail images - really great shots. ;) Link to comment
rg Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 the Cosmo article covers pp. 46 - 53 (four pp. include text, the others, photos). i got a copy a while ago. the spine is unfortunately tight and fitting it into my scanner would likely damage the binding. Link to comment
pherank Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 the Cosmo article covers pp. 46 - 53 (four pp. include text, the others, photos). i got a copy a while ago. the spine is unfortunately tight and fitting it into my scanner would likely damage the binding. Not worth the risk then. I've had the same problem trying to scan old publications - often the binding can't take the abuse. If the article has worthwhile text, I suppose it could be photographed with a camera rather than a scanner. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 If the article has worthwhile text, I suppose it could be photographed with a camera rather than a scanner. I recently took photographs of an article from Life magazine - not with my expensive Canon but with my iPhone which produces better results. I have a few colleagues who use their iPhone camera in the archives too. It is really amazing. Thank you for posting these fantastic photographs. Link to comment
rg Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 the New York Film Festival has sent out a release with the following information: << Motion PortraitsAFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ (2013) 93 minDirector: Nancy BuirskiCountry: USAA radiant film about Tanaquil Le Clercq - wife of and muse to George Balanchine - who was struck down by polio at the peak of her career, and a vivid portrayal of a world and a time gone by. >> learning of specific screening dates isn't clear from the festival's site: http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2013/pages/nyff51-schedule Link to comment
pherank Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 the New York Film Festival has sent out a release with the following information: << Motion Portraits AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ (2013) 93 min Director: Nancy Buirski Country: USA A radiant film about Tanaquil Le Clercq - wife of and muse to George Balanchine - who was struck down by polio at the peak of her career, and a vivid portrayal of a world and a time gone by. >> learning of specific screening dates isn't clear from the festival's site: http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2013/pages/nyff51-schedule Good job, RG - I know many people are waiting to actually see this documentary. Link to comment
pherank Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Noted in Sheri Leblanc's "Musings" blog: "Tanny and Robbins’ friendship continued right up until their deaths – Robbins in 1998, Tanny on what would have been her forty-eighth wedding anniversary to Balanchine in 2000. When Robbins died, the only photograph found in his bedroom was a simple, framed snap of Tanny taken at some point in the seventies – not one of her glamorous, Cecil Beaton-taken shots, but one of Tanny simply smiling at the photographer, likely Robbins, from her wheelchair – a memory more than a picture." http://sheris-musings.tumblr.com/post/25001658950/tanni Link to comment
Neryssa Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 There are several inaccuracies in this blog entry. I hope Nancy Buirski's documentary addresses a few of them. Link to comment
Dale Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thank you, RG. I'm excited to see this. Now, if we only figure out what day it's showing. There's a press release here: http://derekbritt.com/?portfolio=afternoon-of-a-faun Official site here: www.tannyfilm.com Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Having trouble posting something, working on it. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 sigh. how do I post a photo? Link to comment
pherank Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 sigh. how do I post a photo? I'm not sure you can attach an image - we are only able to point to a URL. I believe your message box is full - I just tried to PM you. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 oh dear - cleared some space ... Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 With the kind help of pherank, this is the image from the back of a pamphlet that I kept from her funeral. I don't have a scanner so I just took a photo of it, and for some reason it seems to display sideways some of the time. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thank you for scanning this - she looks gorgeous. Is this from the mid-1960s, I wonder? Link to comment
pherank Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Yes, it's a great image and well worth having. When I open it in Photoshop it displays vertically/portrait style, so I really don't know why some apps see it as a horizontal photo. Below is a test to see if displays any better for some people, but it requires resaving the JPEG file and that always loses some data in the process... Link to comment
Dale Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The schedule is now updated with the Tanaquil film (2 dates - September 30 and October 11): http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2013/pages/nyff51-schedule Link to comment
pherank Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The schedule is now updated with the Tanaquil film (2 dates - September 30 and October 11): http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2013/pages/nyff51-schedule How fun is that?!!! I envy anyone able to go. Perhaps this should be announced in the Heads Up board as well. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The trailer for the documentary "Afternoon of a Faun" which a few of you will be seeing soon. Anyway it looks stunning and heart wrenching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdEaicb-pag Link to comment
pherank Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The trailer for the documentary "Afternoon of a Faun" which a few of you will be seeing soon. Anyway it looks stunning and heart wrenching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdEaicb-pag Excellent! I'm really encouraged by the fact that the footage being used of Le Clercq has been cleaned up, and film rate issues have been fixed: it does look like people will be seeing the clips at life-like speeds and with decent clarity. Link to comment
Bonnette Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Marvelous, Neryssa, thank you so much. I agree with pherank, the quality of the clips look very good now. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The trailer for the documentary "Afternoon of a Faun" which a few of you will be seeing soon. Anyway it looks stunning and heart wrenching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdEaicb-pag Excellent! I'm really encouraged by the fact that the footage being used of Le Clercq has been cleaned up, and film rate issues have been fixed: it does look like people will be seeing the clips at life-like speeds and with decent clarity. That was the first thing I noticed. I wonder if we have Martin Scorsese to thank for the digitization - I have always wanted to see clips of her in Symphony in C and - perhaps one of those clips is Le Clercq in Cinderella? And I was not expecting to hear her speak - she had a beautiful voice too. I am quite overwhelmed by this trailer and the fact that this documentary has finally been made. It's about time. Link to comment
pherank Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 You can read one of the early reviews here (it is positive): http://jbspins.blogspot.com/2013/09/nyff-13-afternoon-of-fauntanaquil-le.html Link to comment
Neryssa Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 You can read one of the early reviews here (it is positive): http://jbspins.blogspot.com/2013/09/nyff-13-afternoon-of-fauntanaquil-le.html Thank you. This review provided the trailer. I am pleased the documentary is balanced and "humane" regarding the topic of Balanchine himself. I don't think Le Clercq would have wanted it any other way. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 How did I miss this longer clip of Le Clercq in La Valse posted last May (authorized by the Balanchine Foundation?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R3oqV5-Wng Link to comment
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