Dance Theatre of Harlem #68: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza of dancers from the Dance Theatre of Harlem rehearsing in 1983. One (1) male dancer in the left foreground wears a long-sleeved dark brown shirt and holds his arms above his head in fifth position. In the right background are a group of dancers moving around in a circle, with one leg extended slightly upward and both arms above their heads. Other dancers can be seen sitting around the room on the floor or standing near a barre at the back of the room along a brick wall.

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: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2868 pixels × 4290 pixels
• Dimensions: File size: 19.91 MB
• Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2016.96.8
• 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.