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Alicia Markova (1910–2004)

Clive Richard Browne (1901–1991)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Alicia Markova (1910–2004)

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One of the great ballerinas of the twentieth century, Markova was admired for the purity and lightness of her dancing. At the age of 14, she joined Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, where she created roles for choreographer George Balanchine. As prima ballerina with the Vic-Wells Ballet, from 1933 to 1935, she was the first British dancer to appear as Giselle and Odette/Odile and created roles in 'Rendezvous' in 1933, and 'The Rake's Progress' in 1935. In 1935 she formed a touring company with Anton Dolin and in 1950 they co-founded the Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet). She was made a Dame in 1963 and became director of the New York Metropolitan Opera Ballet from 1963 to 1969.

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Title

Alicia Markova (1910–2004)

Date

1961

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 71.4 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

6163

Acquisition method

donated by the artist's widow, Janice Browne, 1992

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

signed and dated

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Clive Richard Browne

1901–1991

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