
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. With a body unlike any before hers, she mesmerized viewers and choreographers alike - her elongated, race-horse physique became the new prototype...














11 October 1918, New York City, New York, USA

28 July 1934, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

January 22, 1904 in St. Petersburg, Russia

5 July 1968, Long Beach, California, USA

March 27, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA


October 2, 1929 in Paris, France



August 16, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

February 22, 1928 in Tyler, Texas, USA

August 23, 1942 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

11 August 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA


