Ruth St. Denis as Nur Jehan

Hill, Ira Lawrence (active early 20th century)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

ca. 1908

Technique / Medium:

ink on paper (reproduction of photograph)

Description

Role portrait of the dancer Ruth St. Denis costumed as the Mughal empress Nur Jehan (1577–1645) whom she interpreted in solo dance performances in the early 20th century; image at the Gardner museum appears to be from a periodical illustration, perhaps on the reverse side of the 1916 Vanity Fair article The Art of Literary Advertisement, by Henry Brinsley, one page of which appears with it on the museum's website.

People as subjects

Nūr Jahān (1577-1645) (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Denis, Ruth (1880-1968) (Dancer)

Iconclass

48C8311
portrait of dancer
61BB211
historical person (Nur Jehan) - BB - historical person (Nur Jehan) portrayed alone
48CC853
stage costume - CC - female

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5598