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Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground)

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

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater photograph collection

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Performers

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Title
Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground)
Collection

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater photograph collection

Performers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1955 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection / Box 1
Topics
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
African American dance
Choreography -- United States
Dance companies -- United States
Modern dance
African Americans in the performing arts
Entertainers
Moore, Charles, 1928-
Ailey, Alvin
African Americans in the performing arts
African American dancers
Genres
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG93-F303
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11922865
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f2087e60-bdbc-0131-d46c-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1955: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1955 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9390c630-d3e7-0131-5128-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9390c630-d3e7-0131-5128-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1955 - 1959). Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9390c630-d3e7-0131-5128-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9390c630-d3e7-0131-5128-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground), (1955 - 1959)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=May 1, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Scene from unidentified dance performance with Alvin Ailey (standing at center) and Charles Moore (in foreground)