Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater photograph collection
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Abstract
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Photograph Collection documents the dance company's performers and performances. Photographs of performers include portraits of dance company director Alvin Ailey (1955-1980s), individual and group portraits of dancers, portraits of performance singers who accompanied the dancers, and a few snapshots of the dancers. A Carl Van Vechten photograph of Ailey (1955) may be from his Broadway theater career, prior to the start of his Company. Also depicted is Ailey teaching dance to gym team members at Cortland State College (New York). Dancer portraits consist primarily of publicity shots. Several works capture individual dancers during actual performances.
Dates / Origin
Date created: 1955
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SC Photo Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection