The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Tamara Karsavina in the Firebird
1911
(British, 1878–1972)
Image: 17.2 x 14.5 cm (6 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.); Paper: 18.5 x 15.3 cm (7 5/16 x 6 in.); Framed: 30.5 x 35.6 cm (12 x 14 in.)
Sundry Art - Photography Fund 2019.40
© E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection / Curatorial Inc.
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Hoppé described Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina as “intellectually head and shoulders above any of the other ballerinas” he had photographed.Description
Renowned for her beauty as well as her dancing, Tamara Karsavina (1885–1978) starred with the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes, where she created many famous roles including the Firebird. Settling in London, she became a founder of modern British ballet. In this ballet, the Firebird is captured in the forest by a prince. To gain her freedom, she gives one of her golden feathers.- (Classic Photographics, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom)March 4, 2019The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Photographs in Ink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 20, 2022-April 2, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Tamara Karsavina in the Firebird|url=false|author=Emil Otto Hoppé|year=1911|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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