Irene Lewisohn
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Irene Lewisohn was an American arts patron and educator who played a key role in developing early 20th-century theater and dance training in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irene Lewisohn canonical | 2 |
| Alice Lewisohn | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts patron
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| coFounded |
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Neighborhood Playhouse
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
|
| collaboratedWith | Alice Lewisohn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewisohn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts education
ⓘ
dance ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| founded |
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Neighborhood Playhouse with her sister Alice Lewisohn
|
| genre |
community theater
ⓘ
educational theater ⓘ |
| givenName | Irene ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arts organizer
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dance program director ⓘ theater producer ⓘ |
| influenced |
American dance education
ⓘ
American theater education ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | settlement house movement ⓘ |
| name | Irene Lewisohn self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing early 20th-century dance training in New York City
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developing early 20th-century theater training in New York City ⓘ integrating arts and social reform ⓘ supporting training for actors and dancers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Neighborhood Playhouse
|
| occupation |
arts patron
ⓘ
educator ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Alice Lewisohn ⓘ |
| socialContribution | providing arts education to working-class communities in New York City ⓘ |
| supported |
community-based arts programs
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experimental theater ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alice Lewisohn