Description
This collection consists of 45
photographs of La Argentina (Antonia Mercé), most taken during the 1930s by Monique
Paravicini and D'Ora; a program from a performance in Paris by La Argentina; and two items
of correspondence and a membership card from Monique Paravicini regarding membership in the
association Les Amis D'Argentina. Also included is the pamphlet
Argentina, a brief publication about the career and life of La Argentina. The
collection contains several items of La Argentina ephemera from unknown sources as
well.
Background
La Argentina was born Antonia Mercé to her dancer parents Manuel Mercé and Josefina Luque
in 1888. She learned to dance from her father at the age of four, and by nine debuted with
the Royal Opera Theater in Madrid, Spain. Following the death of her father, at the age of
fourteen, she retired from ballet, and started training with her mother in her native
Spanish dances.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Availability
Collection is open for research.