Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova, in costume for the solo "Christmas", circa 1928 
This portrait was photographed by Madame d'Ora (Dora Philippine Kallmus 1881-1963) in Paris but was inscribed by Pavlova and presented to Sydney Ure Smith in Sydney.
From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au
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Mia Slavenska

Mia Slavenska (Slavonski Brod, February 20, 1916 – Los Angeles, October 5, 2002), birth name Mia Corak, was a Croatian-born American prima ballerina. She formed the Slavenska Ballette Variante and, later, the Theatre Ballette.

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