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Pearl Primus moving image collection : 1 item.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Use in library	Sc MIRS Primus 2011-37	Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Description

1 film reel

Summary

The collection consists of 1 moving image recording, a silent film in 35 mm.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Video recordings.

Note

Pearl Primus (1919-1994) was an internationally recognized dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. She is best known for presenting African dances, which she researched in Africa, studying their function and meaning, and performed before American audiences. She and her husband and partner, Percival Borde conducted research in Africa from 1959 through the 1960s and established a performing arts center in Liberia. However, Primus found her creative impetus in the cultural heritage of African Americans, exploring racism, as well as the dignity, beauty and strength of black people. Primus received an M.A. in education (1959) and a Ph.D. (1978) in dance education from New York University.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of he Pearl Primus archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. (Sc MG 852)

Call Number

Sc MIRS Primus 2011-37

OCLC

1199083530

Author

Primus, Pearl, creator.

Title

Pearl Primus moving image collection : 1 item.

Publisher

[2011]

Linking Entry

Forms part of he Pearl Primus archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. (Sc MG 852)

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Research Call Number

Sc MIRS Primus 2011-37