Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991

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Anthony A. Bliss, a lawyer and patron of the arts, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation for American Dance, the parent organization of the City Center Joffrey Ballet, in 1970. The Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet was later formed, and Bliss served as chairman of its board. He resigned from the Joffrey board in May, 1990.

From the guide to the Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet, 1969-1990, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.)

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creatorOf Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1930-1983. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Correspondence files of company officers, 1909-1985. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Metropolitan Opera of the Upper Midwest. Papers, 1945-1986. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991. Papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997,. Sir Rudolf Bing farewell [sound recording] University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet, 1969-1990 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Birth 1913

Death 1991

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