Dance Theatre of Harlem #109: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of Arthur Mitchell and three (3) unidentified women at the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1983. Mitchell stands at the left side of the frame wearing a tan colored jacket with jeans and holding paper in his right hand. He looks toward a woman who sits in a chair at the far-right side of the frame wearing a light blue shirt. Between them in the background are an unidentified woman in street clothes and an unidentified female dancer in a black leotard and tights. Other dancers can be seen sitting on the floor around the studio in the reflection of the mirror behind the seated group.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1983
• Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969
• Subject of: Arthur Mitchell, American, 1934 - 2018
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2933 pixels × 4284 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 21.96 MB
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2016.96.12
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Barboza
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Anthony Barboza Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.