Hammond Dance School: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of students and a teacher at the Bernice Hammond Dance School. The photograph features five students standing at the bar practicing. Their teacher, Bernice Hammond, stands in front of them demonstrating pointe. Framed photographs adorn the walls of the studio.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1940
• Photograph by: Robert H. McNeill, American, 1917 - 2005
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Subject of: Bernice Hammond
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Recreation
• Object number: 2014.276.2.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company
• 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: © Robert H. McNeill Heirs Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.