Maria Tallchief

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Maria Tallchief was a pioneering American ballerina of Osage heritage, celebrated as the first Native American prima ballerina and a leading star of the New York City Ballet in the mid-20th century.

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Label Occurrences
Maria Tallchief canonical 21

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American
Osage person
ballerina
person
prima ballerina
activeYears 1940s–1960s
awardReceived National Women’s Hall of Fame induction
surface form: Induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame

Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
birthName Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief
burialPlace Osage Nation Cemetery, Fairfax, Oklahoma
causeOfDeath complications from a hip fracture
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-01-24
dateOfDeath 2013-04-11
ethnicGroup Osage Nation
familyName Tall Chief
founded Chicago City Ballet
genre classical ballet
givenName Elizabeth
Marie
heritage Osage and Scottish-Irish descent
influencedBy Russian ballet tradition
languageSpoken English
memberOf Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
New York City Ballet
name Maria Tallchief self-link
notableAchievement first American to dance with the Paris Opera Ballet as a guest star
notableFor being a leading ballerina of the New York City Ballet
being the first Native American prima ballerina
notableWork Firebird
Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
surface form: Swan Lake

The Nutcracker, Op. 71
surface form: The Nutcracker
occupation artistic director
ballerina
dance teacher
placeOfBirth Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
position principal dancer at New York City Ballet
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sibling Marjorie Tallchief
spouse George Balanchine
Henry D. Paschen
trainedIn ballet
workedWith George Balanchine
Igor Stravinsky

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Subject: Maria Tallchief
Description of subject: Maria Tallchief was a pioneering American ballerina of Osage heritage, celebrated as the first Native American prima ballerina and a leading star of the New York City Ballet in the mid-20th century.

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Balanchine spouse Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief name Maria Tallchief self-link
Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief alsoKnownAs Maria Tallchief
Tall Chief hasNotableBearer Maria Tallchief
Tall Chief usedBy Maria Tallchief
Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States hasNotablePerson Maria Tallchief
subject surface form: Fairfax, Oklahoma
Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States birthplaceOf Maria Tallchief
subject surface form: Fairfax, Oklahoma
Firebird notablePerformer Maria Tallchief
subject surface form: Firebird (ballet role)
Firebird notableInCareerOf Maria Tallchief
subject surface form: Firebird (ballet role)
Henry D. Paschen spouse Maria Tallchief
Henry D. Paschen spouseName Maria Tallchief
Chicago City Ballet founder Maria Tallchief
Chicago City Ballet artisticDirector Maria Tallchief
Chicago City Ballet notableLeader Maria Tallchief
Marjorie Tallchief sibling Maria Tallchief
Marjorie Tallchief relative Maria Tallchief
Marjorie Tallchief influencedBy Maria Tallchief