Dance Theatre of Harlem #2: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of a performance by Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1983. The dancers are in front of a painted backdrop of American flag bunting draped in the window of a building. A high wooden bar set piece is in front of the backdrop, with one dancer behind the bar. In the foreground are three (3) couples dancing, with the women dipping their male partners who all hold prop beer mugs. Behind the couples are a row of male dancers, all of whom hold beer mugs up in the air. Another dancer stands on top of the bar holding a mug. The dancers are dressed in western, military, and 1930s street style costumes.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1983
• Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2988 pixels × 4349 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 21.11 MB
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2016.96.4
• 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.