A group of young ballet dancers
Maker
Deighton Studios
Production date
1939
Current rights
Public Domain
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The group portrait is of young ballet dancers dressed in tutus and ballet shoes. They are standing in front of doors which have stained glass windows. On the back of the photograph the dancers are identified as, either left to right or right to left:
Back row: Ivena Pothan, Elementary (Grade 2. Honours); Valerie Presling, (Grade 3. Honours); Moireen Carrington-Welby (Grade 2. Honours) and (Grade 4. Honours); Nola Thear (Grade 3. Honours); Jean Watson, Elementary (Grade 3 Honours); Aileen Davis, (Grade 2. Pass); Eileen Davies, (Grade 2 Honours).
Middle row: Shirley Baker, kneeling, (Grade 1, Pass); Barbara Finch, (Grade 2. Pass); Shirley Clarke, kneeling, (Grade 3, Pass); Joy Spence, (Grade 2. Pass); Alison Hunter, (Grade 1. Pass); Veronica Evans, (Grade 3. Honours); Judith Retemeyer, (Grade 1. Honours); Merrie Bowland, kneeling, (Grade 3, Pass); Nan Collins, (Grade 2. Pass); Colleen Fisk, kneeling, (Grade 2, Pass).
Bottom row: Joy Thear, (Grade 4, Pass); Audrey Langley, (Grade 2, Pass); Betty Scarlett, (Grade 2, Pass); Pat Sands, (Grade 2, Honours); Susie Ryan, (Grade 1, Pass).
Absent: Jane Wood, R Malcolm and V Malcolm.
The examiner was Miss Kathleen Danetree, (Grades and Majors).
Photographer Deighton, Napier.
Date, 1939.
Back row: Ivena Pothan, Elementary (Grade 2. Honours); Valerie Presling, (Grade 3. Honours); Moireen Carrington-Welby (Grade 2. Honours) and (Grade 4. Honours); Nola Thear (Grade 3. Honours); Jean Watson, Elementary (Grade 3 Honours); Aileen Davis, (Grade 2. Pass); Eileen Davies, (Grade 2 Honours).
Middle row: Shirley Baker, kneeling, (Grade 1, Pass); Barbara Finch, (Grade 2. Pass); Shirley Clarke, kneeling, (Grade 3, Pass); Joy Spence, (Grade 2. Pass); Alison Hunter, (Grade 1. Pass); Veronica Evans, (Grade 3. Honours); Judith Retemeyer, (Grade 1. Honours); Merrie Bowland, kneeling, (Grade 3, Pass); Nan Collins, (Grade 2. Pass); Colleen Fisk, kneeling, (Grade 2, Pass).
Bottom row: Joy Thear, (Grade 4, Pass); Audrey Langley, (Grade 2, Pass); Betty Scarlett, (Grade 2, Pass); Pat Sands, (Grade 2, Honours); Susie Ryan, (Grade 1, Pass).
Absent: Jane Wood, R Malcolm and V Malcolm.
The examiner was Miss Kathleen Danetree, (Grades and Majors).
Photographer Deighton, Napier.
Date, 1939.
Production date
1939
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Black & white photographs.
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Measurements
Height x Width: 148 x 200mm
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Subject date
1939
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Other number(s)
2015/28, 19514, 92213
Accession number
2015/28
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