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Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935

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Title
Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935
Names
Goldberg, Maurice (Photographer)
Collection

Asadata Dafora papers

Programs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1935 (Approximate)
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Publisher: Cooper & Aronson
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 48
Shelf locator: Sc MG 48 / Folder 7
Topics
Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965
Sierra Leoneans -- United States
African American dancers
African American choreographers
Dance companies -- New York (State)
African Americans in the performing arts
Genres
Portrait photographs
Publicity photographs
Magazine covers
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 31 x 23 cm (cover), 22 x 14 cm (image) ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12369199
MSS Unit ID: 20812
Archives EAD ID: 904896
Photo Order: 55745
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ef8bfda0-a6ad-0133-0102-00505686d14e
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

  • 1935: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a197f370-adb2-0133-09e7-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a197f370-adb2-0133-09e7-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1935). Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a197f370-adb2-0133-09e7-00505686a51c

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Portrait of dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora as the Bridegroom from his 1934 dance production "Kykunkor," taken from the cover of a booklet entitled "Kykunkor, the Witch Woman, African Dance Drama," published ca. 1935