Dance Theatre of Harlem #768: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dance Theatre of Harlem #768: Date: 1983. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Dance Theatre of Harlem, American, founded 1969.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza depicting two dancers from Dance Theatre of Harlem performing in 1983. In the foreground is a male dancer dressed in a silver costume and top hat, with his face painted silver and wearing a bright red wig. In the background out of focus is a female dancer facing away from the camera and wearing a black maid's costume with a white apron and collar.
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: portraits
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born analog
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 2946 pixels × 4234 pixels
- Dimensions: File size: 20.51 MB
- Place captured: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Ballet
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2016.96.2
- 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
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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.
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