Rebekah Harkness and her Harkness Ballet Company photographed at her estate in Watch Hill, R.I., 1964.
Marjorie Tallchief, Alvin Ailey in Barcelona with the Harkness Ballet in March, 1966. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
American ballerina Marjorie Tallchief in Barcelona with the Harkness Ballet, May 1966. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
David Howard, lead ballet teacher for the Harkness Ballet, in February 1971. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
David Howard, lead ballet teacher for the Harkness Ballet, in February 1971. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
David Howard, lead ballet teacher for the Harkness Ballet, in February 1971. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
David Howard, lead ballet teacher for the Harkness Ballet, in February 1971. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
Russian-born prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova leading class for the Harkness Ballet Company in June 1964. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images