Dancer Maria Tallchief, ca. 1954
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George Platt Lynes :: Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, daughter of an Osage Indian chief as Eurydice in Balanchine’s Orpheus, 1948.
As a muse to Balanchine in the late 1940s and the 1950s, she inspired some of his most enduring ballets. Among these early creations was Orpheus, the ballet that was instrumental in the creation of the New York City Ballet itself in 1948. Balanchine had choreographed the role of Eurydice on Tallchief.
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Jack Mitchell :: Maria Tallchief wearing headdress for ‘Firebird’ at the NYC Ballet, September 19th, 1963. | src Getty Images
A. Y. Owen :: Ballet dancer Maria Tallchief [first Native American prima ballerina] donning ceremonial headdress during her hometown celebration, July 1953. | src The LIFE Images Collection – Getty Images.
Jack Mitchell :: Maria Tallchief, America’s first major prima ballerina, and the first Native American to hold the rank photographed in 1964. | src Getty Images.
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Maria Tallchief performing ‘Firebird’ at the NYC Ballet, September 19, 1963. | src
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Jack Mitchell :: Maria Tallchief performing ‘Firebird’ at the NYC Ballet, September 19, 1963. | src Getty Images
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