Dance Theatre of Harlem #66: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of Arthur Mitchell with the dancers and staff of the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1983. Mitchell and a woman in a light blue shirt are seated at the center frame in front of a mirror. They are surrounded by other people seated and several dancers standing around the room. Some dancers' backs are in the foreground out of focus, while the front reflections of others can be seen from 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: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2981 pixels × 4334 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 26.23 MB
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2016.96.7
• 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.