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Show Dé TheSalt Lake Tribune ARTS — Sunday, June 30, 2002 Exhibit Reflects Artist Wyeth’s Enduring Fascination With Dancer Nureyev BY JERRY HARKAVY iia cepa Maine 1 was so fascinated with Rudolf Nureyey that he asked the ballet dancer if he could paint his portrait At their first meeting at a party in 1974, Nureyev saidno. ter, he reconsidered wer’s change ¢ art ledto alastingfriendship and hundreds of drawings and paintingsthat stretched over a quarter century Thepassion and excitement Nureyev bene to the stage 1 an appreciation of ballet i4 n the West before he died in 1993. Wyeth, 55, devel oped his talents under the guidanceof his famousfather, Y , and went on to achievefame in his own right heir bond is reflected in the exhibitior “Capturing Nureyev: James Wyeth Paints the Dane whichopened this month at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Besides more than35 paint form, was exacting in his quest i and drawings most of them from Wyeth’s personal collection the show includes more than 60 black and white photographs of Nureyev in proportions “onenose equals so many cheekbones” and even resorted to calipers to en. performance and a sampling of costumes he ny wore on " the stage. Wyethfound Nureyevto be a difficult and demanding model who was quick to second-guess the artist at every step if what appeared on can- vasorthe drawingboardfailed to conform to the dancer's self-image. ev had ugly feet, an occupa ational rd in ballet, and Wyethrecalledthe time he wasin a dressing room drawing his subject's foot. “He jumpedup,lookedat the drawing and said, ‘My foot more beautiful,’ Wyeth recalled, mimicking Nureyev’s Russian accent Wyeth, who worked at a morgue in Harlem as part of his training to sketch the human 1s 0 al Institute of Facial & Cosmetic Surgery 5929Fashion Blvd. (300 East) ALI. 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The exhibit’s selection of tuni and jackets that Nureyevwore in such balletsas wan Lal “Giselle” and ymonda” are so tiny that one wonders how anyonecould fit into them. § Below Cost - Purchased Brand New 801.572.2600 BrLAE Hacienda Don Angel displayed until next May... } even traveled together over- is short, 5 feet 6 a CALL te dywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, where it will be | URNITURE LIQUIDATION Nureyevdidnotpose for his portrait. Instead, Wyeth followed the dancerover the course ofa year in rehearsals, performances and in his dressing room. They career. DCO ER Visit os makeits last stop at the Bran- ing as he was on stage,” Wyeth said. His presence and movement projected an animal-like force, and “having him in your he defected in 1961. became more pronounced toward the end of his dancing S house was like having a pan ther in your house.” It will remain at the Fart | sworth through January and collection of old uniforms and try them onfor fun. 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