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Description

1. 23 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.

Summary

1. Depictions of dance studio rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and dance and musical productions featuring Black dancers and actors from the mid-1950s to 1980, consisting of candid shots and views of dancers, actors, choreographers, and composers either in rehearsal studios or during stage performances. Most performances and rehearsals, which were probably held in New York City, are unidentified. Among the individuals depicted are actress Claudia McNeil; singer, dancer and actor Sammy Davis, Jr.; and dancers Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Carmen De Lavallade, Syvilla Fort and Geoffrey Holder.

Subject

1. Gelatin silver prints > 1980-1989
2. Group portraits > 1980-1989
3. Portrait photographs > 1980-1989
4. Rehearsals
5. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1950-1989
6. African American choreographers
7. African American actors
8. African American actresses
9. Dancers > United States
10. African American dancers
11. African Americans in the performing arts

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
2. Group portraits – 1980-1989.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Portfolio (Munroe. W.R.)

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Most photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; two items bear photographer's name handwritten on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on recto; all items bear handwritten notations, probably referring to film roll and frame numbers, on verso. Some notations have names or initials for performances depicted. All handwritten notations and captions were probably written by photographer.
3. Images originally captured between 1955 and 1980, and printed later.

Terms of use (note)

1. Collection may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

1. William R. Munroe was a dance and theatrical production photographer active in New York City from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Author

1. Munroe, William R., photographer.

Title

1. [Black dance, 1955-1980].

Production

1. [1983]

Type of content

1. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Terms of use

1. Collection may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

1. William R. Munroe was a dance and theatrical production photographer active in New York City from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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Research call number

1. Sc Photo Portfolio (Munroe. W.R.)