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Title
Shakers dance
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Inferred)
Place: Bruxelles
Publisher: Imp. Belge de Musique
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Sha 4
Topics
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Shakers
Religious dance -- United States
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Publications: A reversed image and less detailed version of a lithograph first published in New York by Anthony Imbert, ca. 1826. (Cf. Dance index, v. 1, no. 4, 1942, p. 58, for reproduction of Imbert's print.)
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: Lithograph, 17.4 x 25.2 cm.
Description
Sheet music cover: Shakers dance, new American dance for piano, music by Geo Denis, op. 99. The interior of a Shaker meeting house, with the men and women of the congregation, in separate ranks, approaching each other in an ecstatic dance.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847006358-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160103
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60c543a0-07c4-0133-f1d6-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shakers dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eb26500-07c5-0133-62bd-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shakers dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eb26500-07c5-0133-62bd-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Shakers dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eb26500-07c5-0133-62bd-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Shakers dance