Galina Ulanova was a renowned Russian ballet dancer who was the prima ballerina assoluta at the Bolshoi Theater. In this decorative porcelain figure, Ulanova is depicted dancing in the Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake, which premiered on this day in 1877.
The Ballerina Galina Ulanova in "Swan Lake"
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Ballerina seated on ground, wearing ruffled tutu, right arm raised above head, legs crossed; oval base
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Manufacturer
- Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, USSR, founded 1744
- Designer
- Elena Alexandrovna Ianson-Manizer, 1890 – 1971
- Date
- 1950–60
- Credit Line
- The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds
- Medium
- Porcelain
- Dimensions
- 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
- Type
- ceramics
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- Figure
- Type
- Figure
