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Dance

Title: Dance [graphic].
Publication: [1850]-[1995]

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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 3	Picture	Use in library	Sc Photo Dance box 3	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 2	Picture	Use in library	Sc Photo Dance box 2	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 1	Picture	Use in library	Sc Photo Dance box 1	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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457 items (3.5 lin. ft., 3 boxes); 42 x 32 cm. and smaller.
39 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
412 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
2 photomechanical prints : halftone, b&w ;
1 photographic print : col. ;
2 photographic postcards : b&w ;
1 postcard : col. ;

Summary

Dance consists of portraits and views of African American and African professional dancers, views of performances, views of dance classes, and general views of African Americans dancing. The collection dates from 1850 to 1995, with the bulk of the images being from the 1930s to the 1960s. Much of the collection depicts dance styles and documents African and African American dance companies; depictions of African dance are limited; many dance styles have limited or no represention. Images include studio portraits, publicity photographs of dance company productions and dance performances, and candid views. Images of dancers and choreographers may also be found in the Portrait Collection and in the Joe Nash Black Dance collection.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Inscriptions – 1890-1995.
Autographs – 1890-1995.
Publicity photographs – 1890-1995.
Portrait photographs – 1890-1995.
Group portraits – 1890-1995.
Postcards – 1890-1995.
Halftone photomechanical prints – 1890-1995.
Gelatin silver prints – 1890-1995.
Dye coupler prints – 1950-1995.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp or blind stamp on verso or recto. Some images have notations on recto or verso; some photographs have captions printed on recto. Some photographs are duplicates. Some photographs are inscribed or autographed. Some images are cropped or have cropping marks.
Collection includes works by Salima Ali, Otis C. Butler, Elcha, Murray Korman, James Kriegsman, Cecil Layne, Nicholas Muray, and Martha Swope, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid; item level control.

Call Number

Sc Photo Dance

OCLC

NYPG02-F279

Title

Dance [graphic].

Imprint

[1850]-[1995]

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Indexes

Finding aid; item level control.

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Local Subject

Cakewalk (dance).

Added Author

Ali, Salimah. Photographer

Bakchy, Boris. Photographer

Korman, Murray. Photographer

Kriegsmann, James J. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Muray, Nicholas, 1892-1965. Photographer

Seymour, Maurice. Photographer

Swope, Martha. Photographer

Bloom (Chicago, Ill.)

Elcha (New York, N.Y.)

Bruno (Hollywood, Ca.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Dance

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