London (England)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
N.C. Wyeth 1882-1945 Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth 1921-2020
Collection
Identifier: BMA-NCWC
Abstract
The N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth details the life of this American artist and illustrator, through letters and photographs collected and curated by his daughter-in-law, Betsy James Wyeth (referred to as “BJW” in this finding aid). The collection contains manuscript correspondence (personal and business), both to and from N.C. Wyeth (referred to as “NCW”), with a majority of the personal letters written to his mother, Henriette Zirngiebel Wyeth (1858-1925)....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1882 - 1945; 1867 - 2021
Rudolf Nureyev 1938-1993 Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-RN
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, 1938-1993. Nureyev gained considerable fame in the West after defecting from the Soviet Union in 1961. He developed friendships with many celebrities and artists, including Jamie Wyeth, who purchased the materials within this collection at auction and sold them to the Museum in 2006. The collection includes Nureyev's travel documents and paperwork, personal correspondence and ephemera, and both personal and...
Dates:
1961 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1968
Sotheby's auction catalog, 2001
File — Box BMA.RN.001, Folder: 1
Identifier: BMA.RN.001.001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Rudolph Nureyev was a preeminent ballet dancer and choreographer, often described as "ballet's first pop icon." He defected from the Soviet Union in 1961, becoming a media sensation in the West. Nureyev developed friendships with many celebrities and artists throughout the 1960s and 70s, including Jamie Wyeth, for whom he was a regular portrait subject even after Nureyev's death in 1993. In 2001, Sotheby's auctioned off a collection of Nureyev's personal effects formerly owned by his...
Dates:
2001