Dance Theatre of Harlem #3: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of two male dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem performing in 1983. Both of the dancers are dressed in the same costume of gold pants, blue and gold tunics, gold turbans, and swords in hilts at their proper left waists. The dancer in the right foreground has on a shawl or vest and stands with his right hand raised in a fist. The dancer in the left background wears a long coat and holds both his hands above his head while looking upward.

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
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2976 pixels × 4335 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 24.62 MB
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2016.96.5
• 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.