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Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right)

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Title
Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right)
Collection

Asadata Dafora photograph collection

Dance troupes

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960-04
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Asadata Dafora Collection
Topics
African Americans in the performing arts
Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965
Rolle, Esther
Shogola Oloba Group
Dance companies -- New York (State) -- New York
Dance, Black
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Notes
Handwritten: Inscription on verso: To Asadata Dafora, from hit Shogola Oloba Group. April 1960
Numbering: 7666
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 20 x 25 cm ; black and white
Description
Group portrait of Shogola Oloba dance troupe which was headed by Asadata Dafora (front row, center) and included dancer Esther Rolle (lower right-hand corner), 1960
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F967
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14932328
Photo Order: 60296
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 86d4ca40-cb33-0136-8cd6-41b2a86f5284
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1960: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08e1fb90-cb4b-0136-5f3b-616f55cbb399

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08e1fb90-cb4b-0136-5f3b-616f55cbb399

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1960). Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08e1fb90-cb4b-0136-5f3b-616f55cbb399

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08e1fb90-cb4b-0136-5f3b-616f55cbb399 | title= (still image) Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right), (1960)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=May 2, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Shogola Oloba dance troupe with Asadata Dafora (front, center) and Esther Rolle (front, right)