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Donna Allegra photograph collection.

Title
Donna Allegra photograph collection.
Author
Allegra, Donna
Publication
1995-1998.

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Donna Allegra CollectionSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
Sanderson, Kristina
Found In
p1pc Allegra, Donna Donna Allegra papers, 1981-2002 (OCoLC)943226361
Description
  • 5 items (one folder); 15 x 10 cm
  • 4 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
  • 1 photographic print : color ;
Summary
Studio portraits of African American lesbian writer and dancer Donna Allegra from the mid to late-1990s, consisting of half-length and head shots. Depictions of Allegra's personal life and professional activities are not included.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1990-1999.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1990-1999.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1990-1999.
Note
  • Title taken from Donna Allegra Papers.
  • All photographs bear handwritten photographer's credit on verso.
  • Contains work by Kristina Sanderson.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Collection may be under copyright; permission of copyright holder required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Donna Allegra is an African American lesbian writer, poet, essayist and dancer. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Allegra was an early member of the Jemima Writers Collective, the first Black lesbian writing group in New York City. She has been published in over thirty lesbian and feminist anthologies and numerous Black and lesbian journals and magazines; and, in 2001, published her first book, "Witness to the League of Blonde Hip Hop Dancers," a collection of stories about Black lesbian dancers. Allegra is also an African folklore and jazz dancer.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Donna Allegra Papers, 1981-2002.
Call Number
Sc Photo Donna Allegra Collection
OCLC
1303917422
Author
Allegra, Donna, collector.
Title
Donna Allegra photograph collection.
Production
1995-1998.
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Terms Of Use
Collection may be under copyright; permission of copyright holder required for duplication.
Biography
Donna Allegra is an African American lesbian writer, poet, essayist and dancer. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Allegra was an early member of the Jemima Writers Collective, the first Black lesbian writing group in New York City. She has been published in over thirty lesbian and feminist anthologies and numerous Black and lesbian journals and magazines; and, in 2001, published her first book, "Witness to the League of Blonde Hip Hop Dancers," a collection of stories about Black lesbian dancers. Allegra is also an African folklore and jazz dancer.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Donna Allegra Papers, 1981-2002.
Local Note
Sc MG 792
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Added Author
Sanderson, Kristina, photographer.
Found In:
p1pc Allegra, Donna Donna Allegra papers, 1981-2002 (OCoLC)943226361
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Donna Allegra Collection
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