A multimedia exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington pays tribute to Russian art impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who founded the ground-breaking Ballets Russes in Paris in the early 20th century and gave then unknown artists, including composer Igor Stravinsky, their first break.
© Photo : V&A, LondonA costume designed by Léon Bakst for the Ballets Russes’ “Nymph from Narcissus” in 1911.

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A costume designed by Léon Bakst for the Ballets Russes’ “Nymph from Narcissus” in 1911.
© Photo : V&A, LondonCostumes designed by Coco Chanel for the Ballets Russes.

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Costumes designed by Coco Chanel for the Ballets Russes.
© Photo : V&A, LondonA poster advertising a 1923 performance of the Ballets Russes.

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A poster advertising a 1923 performance of the Ballets Russes.
© Photo : V&A, LondonJean Cocteau’s ‘Stravinsky at the piano’, from 1913.

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Jean Cocteau’s ‘Stravinsky at the piano’, from 1913.
© Photo : National Gallery of ArtA gelatin silver print by Man Ray of Igor Stravinsky, who Diaghilev gave his big break.

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A gelatin silver print by Man Ray of Igor Stravinsky, who Diaghilev gave his big break.
© Photo : K. ZeitvogelThe National Gallery of Art, fenced off for construction, with the Capitol in the background.

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The National Gallery of Art, fenced off for construction, with the Capitol in the background.
© Photo : V&A, LondonA costume design by Mikhail Larinov for ‘The Tale of the Buffoon.’

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A costume design by Mikhail Larinov for ‘The Tale of the Buffoon.’
© Photo : V&A, LondonThe costume for the Buffoon in ‘The Tale of the Buffoon’, designed by Mikhail Larinov.

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The costume for the Buffoon in ‘The Tale of the Buffoon’, designed by Mikhail Larinov.
© Photo : V&A, LondonA design for a Ballets Russes costume by Pablo Picasso, from 1917.

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A design for a Ballets Russes costume by Pablo Picasso, from 1917.
© Photo : V&A, LondonVaslav Nijinsky, the star male dancer and choreographer for the Ballets Russes, in Scheherazade, 1910.

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Vaslav Nijinsky, the star male dancer and choreographer for the Ballets Russes, in Scheherazade, 1910.
© Photo : Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Conn.A rendition of a set design by Alexandre Benois, for the ballet ‘Petrushka’ in 1911.

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A rendition of a set design by Alexandre Benois, for the ballet ‘Petrushka’ in 1911.