Artists of The Covent Garden Russian Ballet, including Sono Osato, Paul Petroff, Anna Volkova and Raissa Kousnetzova, rehearsing Choreartium, c.1938

Component identifier:

Item 20

Content Summary:

Annotated verso 'Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo 1935/36'. However, these dancers performed with Covent Garden Russian Ballet, suggesting a date of 1938/1939.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was donated to the National Library by Tamara Finch. An initial instalment was received in November 2000, followed by two smaller instalments in December 2001, and a further instalment in January 2005.

Names:

Finch (Tchinarova), Tamara

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