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Maxine Cushing Gray photograph collection, 1924-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gray, Maxine Cushing
- Title
- Maxine Cushing Gray photograph collection
- Dates
- 1924-1987 (inclusive)19241987
1972-1987 (bulk)19721987 - Quantity
- 177 b/w photographs (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH2005-067
- Summary
- Images of theater, dance, opera, and symphony peformances, many taken by professional photographers. Also includes photos of local artists and their works on exhibition. Many representatives of local performance institutions
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Maxine Cushing Gray was the music crtic for Seattle Post-Intelligencer between 1951 and 1953, and arts editor of "Argus," Seattle, from 1954 to 1974. Subsequently in 1975, she published and edited "Northwest Arts," a bi-weekly, Seattle publication. Gray emphasized in her columns, the need to recognize the rights of minority groups, and especially the Indians of the Northwest. She was a staunch advocate for performance dance.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Images of theater, dance, opera, and symphony peformances, many taken by professional photographers. Also includes photos of local artists and their works on exhibition. Many representatives of local performance institutions are also represented in this accession.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Performances, Artwork,
Portraits 39 b/w prints
Includes photographs of play performances at Seattle Children's
Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Port Townsend Fest Theater; ballet
performances; Pacific Northwest Ballet; Huntington Dance Ensemble - Long
Island, N. Y.; Tacoma Civic Ballet group portrait; University Festival Opera;
Soni Ventorum Wind Quartet - UW School of Music faculty; candids; headshots; B.
C. Fountain; artwork from exhibits at Seattle Art Museum, Whatcom Museum of
History and Art (Bellingham), UW Penthouse, Friends of the Crafts - Cascade
Gallery: Seattle Center, Henry Gallery, Fidelity Lane off Westlake Mall,
Woodside Gallery; and artwork by Sherry Markovitz, Jean Beall, Phillip Levine,
Richard Gilkey, Tom Hardy, Michael C. Spafford, Edward Melcarth. Includes
professional photographs.
|
1961-1987 |
| 1 | Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet 11 b/w prints
|
undated |
| 1 | Performances, Artwork, Portraits 32 b/w prints
Performances at Los Angeles Thearre Center, Empty Space Theatre;
artist rendering of Los Angeles Theatre Center; Performance by Ladies Musical
Club; artwork by Ross Coates, Robert Flynn, A. L. Held, Vasarely, Snelgrove,
Trova, Horiuchi, Karen Guzak, Emily Standley and Peggy Vanbianchi; art from
First National Bank Art Collection, Seattle Art Museum (?); film stills from
Nutcracker: the Motion Picture, Nureyev's Don Quixote; headshots from Seattle
Symphony, New London Ballet; Oregon Shakesperean Festival; candids. Includes
professional photographs.
|
1969-1987 |
| 1 | Portraits, Scenes, Artwork 41 b/w prints
Entities and persons represented in these photographs include
the following: Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art (Conrad House),
Isabelle Warbus, Cornish College of the Arts Gallery (Lynn Votaw), Lebadang,
Seattle Repertory Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Meany Hall Fine Art Gallery
(Paul Macopia), Festival of Sand Point (Idaho) faculty and students, Seattle
Art Museum Pavilion at Seattle Center (Mark Calderon), Seattle Art Museum (Ki
Baitei, Jacob Lawrence), Bathhouse Theatre, Washington State University Museum
of Art (Michael Spafford), Seattle Opera Association, Dance Theatre Seattle,
Patrice Munsel, Norman Durkee, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Shakesperean
Festival, University of Washington (Phillip Levine), Friedlander Gallery (Earl
Layman), Pacific Lutheran University (the Uusitalos), and The Cecilian
Ensemble.
|
1971-1987 |
| 1 | Portraits, Scenes, Artwork 45 b/w prints
Entities and persons represented in these photographs include
the following: Seattle Argus, Western Washington State College (Richard Beyer),
Applause, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Mona Golabek, Ballet Folklorico of
Mexico, Pacific NW Dance, Seattle Art Museum, The Evergreen State College,
Street Games, Foster/Richard White Gallery (Ted Rand), Seattle Repertory
Theatre, Cornish Allied Arts School, Seattle Opera Association, Oregon
Shakesperean Festival, Pacific Northwest Arts Center, Richard Twedt Gallery of
Art at Eastern Washington University (Louise Hoeschen).
|
1972-1984 |
| 1 | Portraits, Scenes, Performances 9 b/w prints
Photographic subjects include the following: Ruth Page; Fay
Ryan; Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. (Virginia Johnson); Robert Joffrey Ballet
(John Jones); The Royal Highland Fusiliers; The Royal Ballet with Margot
Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev (movie stills); Pacific Northwest Ballet.
|
1924-1980 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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