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The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein
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The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein
by Martin Duberman
Alfred A. Knopf
Most know Lincoln Kirstein as the man who brought George Balanchine to America to found the School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet. But this is just one of Kirstein's achievements. Duberman's biography of the charismatic impresario gives us a glimpse into his numerous and inexhaust...
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Lincoln Kirstein.(philanthropist Lincoln Kirstein died on January 5, 1996)(Obituary)
The Nation
; With the death of Lincoln Kirstein on January 5, the last of the mavericks who created modem American dance is gone. A patron in the best sense of the word, Kirstein gave generously of his time, intellect, money and connections to make ballet what it is today--a respected American art form. He I
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The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein
Dance Teacher
; The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein by Martin Duberman Alfred A. Knopf Most know Lincoln Kirstein as the man who brought George Balanchine to America to found the School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet. But this is just one of Kirstein's achievements. Duberman's biography of the charismatic
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OBITUARY : Lincoln Kirstein
The Independent - London
; Lincoln Kirstein might be called a great facilitator in American arts. A man of erudition, dedication and willpower, he is best known for making possible the career of the choreographer George Balanchine in the United States. He dedicated himself to classical ballet in the US for some 60 years. He
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Lincoln Kirstein; Helped Transform U.S. Ballet
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK Lincoln Kirstein, the wealthy dance patron who in 1933 brought choreographer George Balanchine to the United States, transforming American ballet, died Friday at age 87. Mr. Kirstein died at his home of natural causes, according to Jeffrey Peterson, a New York City Ballet spokesman.
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Dance Patron Lincoln Kirstein; Brought Balanchine to U.S.
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEW YORK Lincoln Kirstein, the wealthy dance patron who in 1933 brought choreographer George Balanchine to the United States, transforming American ballet, died Friday at 87. Kirstein died at his home of natural causes, said Jeffrey Peterson, a New York City Ballet spokesman. Kirstein and
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Lincoln Kirstein brought classical dance to US
The Boston Globe
; Lincoln Kirstein, the man who brought George Balanchine to America in 1933 and whose influence on the art of ballet in this country is incalculable, died yesterday, of natural causes, at his Manhattan home. He was 88. Although Kirstein was one of the greatest arts patrons of his era, supporting
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Lincoln Kirstein's Religious Ballet
The New York Jewish Week
; ... of three children, was briefly sent to a Saturday Bible class where "the 'lessons' consisted of little beyond learning to draw maps of Palestine," Duberman writes. His circumcision was performed by a doctor, not a mohel. He never had a bar mitzvah. Still, Kirstein ...
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Lincoln Kirstein Dies at 88; New York City Ballet Founder el 461
The Washington Post
; @DINK: + Lincoln Kirstein, 88, the wealthy dance patron who in 1933 brought choreographer George Balanchine to the United States, transforming American ballet, died Jan. 5 at his home. The cause of death was not reported. With Balanchine, considered the most influential ballet choreographer of the
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Lincoln Kirstein
Artforum
; Lincoln Kirstein WHlTNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART April 25-August 26 Curated by Carter Foster. Elisabeth Sussman. and Jerry L. Thompson Sometimes, in the world of art, friendships are what define a person's legacy-or so this exhibition, which celebrates the social circle of the late Lincoln Kirstein
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Kirstein, Lincoln: The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein.(Brief article)(Book review)
Biography
; Kirstein, Lincoln The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein. Martin Duberman. New York: Knopf, 2007. 723 pp. $37.50. Duberman enumerates Kirstein's many endeavors in this immense, exhausting, often workmanlike but important biography, the first Kirstein's network reminds us how much American arts and letters
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