Bowen, Gwen
Biography
Gwen L. Bowen was born in Denver, Colo. She was a first grade teacher at McKinley Elementary in Denver. Associated with: Denver Civic Ballet, Premiere Dance Arts Company, Gwen Bowen School of Dance Arts, PDAC - Arts for All.
Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Box 35: Jazz 1 - Tap 7
Box contains various folders of material used for teaching at the Gwen Bowen School of Dance Arts. Files include, Jazz 1-3, Jazz Routines 1-3, Jazz Technique 1+2, Metro 1973, Misc. Teahcing Materials, Modern Technique, Other Class Ideas, Pamplets, Pointe, Recitals, Tap 1-7.
Box 36: Conventions (Dance Masters of America 1985 - World Dance Association)
This box contains files related to various conventions attended by Gwen Bowen. Files arranged alphabetically by title. Box three of three.
Box 48: National Dance Week Student Posters and Framed Photos, 2006
Box contains various student competition posters for National Dance Week 2006. Box also contains one two framed photographs. One is a photofraph of 8 dancers, there is no associated information with the framed photograph. The second is a signed print of Rasta Thomas. Box also contains a folder with film negatives in it.
Box 49: Swan Lake Costume
This box contains (1) costume for Swan Lake consisting of arm bands and a headpiece.
Box 50: Oversized Art and Materials
This box contains large scale graphics and print materials, oversize photographs and art. Box includes one blue vinyl sign, oil pastel art of three ballerinas, oversized advertising printing materials, oversized certificates and awards from conventions, and three black and white photography prints. Box also incliudes 4 oversized portraits of Gwen Bowen and a foamcore panel with biographical information about Gwen.
Box 52: Madame Butterfly Costume
This box contains (1) costume from "Madame Butterfly" worn by Gwen Bowen.
Box 53: Coppelia Costume, 1959
This box contains (1) costume from Denver Civic Ballet's production of "Coppelia" worn by Gwen Bowen. The Coppelia costume was designed by Virginia Putnam.
Box 54: Award Scrapbook and Award, 2005
This box contains (1) scrapbook (prepared in 2004-05 by Joan Brown to advance the nomination of Gwen Bowen for an award in the inaugural ceremony of the Colorado Dance Alliance annual event) and (1) award for the Most Admired Woman of the Decade presented by the American Biographical Institute.
Box 57: Reels
A number of reels (unknown if solely audio or audiovisual) mostly tapings of GBSDA shows.
Box 60: Performance Videos (25th Anniversary - Festival of Trees) , 1998 - 2001
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- Archival Object 209
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Dance 173
- Dance schools 120
- Dance -- Study and teaching 48
- Dance production and direction 34
- Dance programs 30
- Teaching Materials - Dance 25
- Dance teachers 24
- Choreography 18
- Performing arts 14
- Ballet 11
- Nonprofit organizations 11
- Costume 9
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 8
- Correspondence 8
- Dance costume 8
- Art 6
- Tap dancing 6
- Administrative reports 5
- Advertisements 5
- Excerpts 5
- Membership 5
- Photography 5
- Awards 4
- Dance Conventions 4
- Ephemera (General) 4
- Memorabilia 4
- Newsletters 4
- Photographs 4
- Video recordings 4
- Audiotapes 3
- Ballroom dancing 3
- Business correspondence 3
- Personal belongings 3
- Scrapbooks 3
- Video Home System (VHS) 3
- Acrobats 2
- Anniversaries 2
- Audio-visual materials 2
- Business Administration 2
- Choreographers 2
- Community life 2
- Dance recitals 2
- Denver (Colo.) 2
- Drawings 2
- Greeting cards 2
- Jazz 2
- Letters 2
- Marketing 2
- Music 2
- Photograph albums 2
- Posters 2
- Publicity 2
- Textiles (Visual works) 2
- Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery 2
- Vinyl Record 2
- Administration 1
- Advertising 1
- Archives 1
- Articles of incorporation 1
- Artists' studios 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Ballerinas 1
- Bands (Music) 1
- Biography 1
- Black-and-white photography 1
- Catalogs 1
- Certificates 1
- Christianity 1
- Christmas 1
- Christmas cards 1
- Commemorative works 1
- Commercial catalogs 1
- Community newspapers 1
- Compact Discs (CD's) 1
- Cooking 1
- Copyright 1
- Course schedules 1
- Dance notation 1
- Dance posters 1
- Denver Post 1
- Design and construction 1
- Employees 1
- Event photographs 1
- Faculty evaluations 1
- Film reels 1
- Gifts 1
- Grant(s) 1
- Instructions (document genre) 1
- Lighting 1
- Medical care 1
- Notes (Documents) 1
- Obituaries 1
- Opera 1
- Operas 1
- Personal correspondence 1
- Photographic prints 1
- Pointe Shoes 1
- Postcards 1
- Press 1
- Promotional materials 1 + ∧ less