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The Art of Ballet

The beauty of ballet captured as a moment in time. Costumes worn by ballerinas Violette Verdy, Marianna Tcherkassky, and Misty Copeland were showcased at the National Museum of American History. Read more about their stories in "Passionate Threads: American Ballet Costumes Embody Perseverance, Dreams and New Horizons."


Pencil and Watercolor Design Drawing for Ballet Costume

Colored Pencil Design Drawing for Ballet Costume

Pencil and Watercolor Design Drawing for Ballet Costume with Textile Samples

Ballet Russe

Pencil and Watercolor Design Drawing for Ballet Costume; For a Modern Ballet

Colored Pencil Design Drawing for Ballet Costume

Costume Design: No. 6, Aziade, for Mordkin's Ballet

Pencil and Watercolor Design Drawing for Ballet Costume with Textile Samples

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre 1940-1979

20th Anniversary / The Royal Ballet

American Ballet Theatre 50

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre Poster

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Pavlova

Danilova Alexandra

Photographic print of William Scott

Arthur Mitchell and Gloria Govrin

Nude female

Rudolph Nureyev

#4017: New Ballet featuring Donna Wood, Alistair Butler & Gary DeLoatch

Suzanne Farrell

Ballet

The National Ballet of Canada

American Ballet Theatre Poster of Cynthia Gregory

The Joffrey Ballet 25th Anniversary

Ballet Shoes worn by Suzanne Farrell

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre

Ballet Dancer Marionette

Pancaked ballet shoes worn by Stella Abrera in January 2018

Ballet Costume worn by Violette Verdy in Pas de Deux

Ballet shoes, worn by Misty Copeland

American Ballet Theatre 40th Year


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