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Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial"

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

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Title
Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial"
Collection

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Primus, Pearl
Topics
Primus, Pearl
Choreographers -- United States
African Americans -- Dance -- 1940-1959
African American dancers
Women dancers -- United States
African American choreographers
Women choreographers -- United States
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm (print), 12 x 10 cm (image) ; black and white
Description
Dancer and choreographer Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial," circa 1944
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487277
Photo Order: 55708
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc1488a0-ae4b-0133-9fb1-00505686a51c
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

  • 1944: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/582cab70-b1bc-0133-0559-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/582cab70-b1bc-0133-0559-00505686d14e

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/582cab70-b1bc-0133-0559-00505686d14e

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Pearl Primus performing her work "African Ceremonial"