Research Catalog

Title

Honi Coles portrait collection [graphic].

Publication

<1930?-1989?>

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Lee, Joyce.
• Stewart, Charles.

Description

• <4> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
• <1> photoprint : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Portraits of dancer Honi Coles. Collection includes shots of Coles dancing, alone and with Cholly Atkins and Billy Eckstine at the Apollo. A youthful Coles is also shown with Ruth Mason. An older Coles is depicted at the Schomburg Center with Howard Dodson and Cheryl Shackelton. Half and full-length views are included

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
• Eckstine, Billy
• Atkins, Cholly
• Dodson, Howard
• Shackelton, Cheryl
• Mason, Ruth
• Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
• African American entertainers
• Male dancers > United States
• Tap dancing
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York
• African American dance

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1930-1989.
• Portrait photographs – 1930-1989.
• Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs have captions; some are duplicates; some photographs have written descriptive information; some photographs are cropped.
• Photographers include Joyce Lee and Charles Stewart.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Coles, Honi

OCLC

NYPG085000751-F

Title

Honi Coles portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1930?-1989?>

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Lee, Joyce. Photographer

Stewart, Charles. Photographer

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Coles, Honi