Ballet (photobook)
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Ballet (photobook) is a groundbreaking 1945 photography book by Alexey Brodovitch that captures the dynamic movement and atmosphere of ballet through innovative, blurred, and high-contrast images.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballet (photobook) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art book
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photography book ⓘ |
| artDirection | Alexey Brodovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexey Brodovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alexey Brodovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
backstage scenes of ballet
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onstage ballet performances ⓘ |
| field |
graphic design
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photographic arts ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet photography
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photography ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
photojournalistic depiction of performance arts
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visual culture of fashion magazines ⓘ |
| influenced |
editorial photography design
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modern photography books ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European avant-garde photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layout |
asymmetrical page design
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full-bleed images ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ballet
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dance ⓘ |
| movementDepicted | ballet dancers in motion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic depiction of movement
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experimental page layouts ⓘ high-contrast black-and-white images ⓘ innovative use of blur in photography ⓘ |
| periodCovered | performances of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo ⓘ |
| photographer | Alexey Brodovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printing | black-and-white ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| reception | considered a landmark in photobook history ⓘ |
| style |
blurred imagery
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documentary ⓘ high-contrast photography ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 1940s ⓘ |
| visualTechnique |
grainy texture
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high contrast lighting ⓘ motion blur ⓘ |
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