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Richardena Jackson, 2489

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Title
Richardena Jackson, 2489
Names
Wood, Roger (Photographer)
Collection

Photographic negatives of dancers and dance companies

JOSE LIMON DANCE COMPANY to KATHERINE DUNHAM DANCE COMPANY

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944 (Inferred)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEN 95-5483
Topics
Katherine Dunham Company
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Negatives
Extent: 6 x 6 cm
Description
Roger Wood, a British photographer, was born in Madras, India, 1920. Starting to photograph ballet in 1944, he soon became one of the best know dance photographers in Great Britain. He has published several books of dance photographs, including Katherine Dunham, her Dancers, Singers, Musicians(Richard Buckle, editor, 1949), The Sadler's Wells Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden(1951), and The Theatre Ballet of Sadler's Wells in photographs(1952). His interest later turned to archeology and photography and has published works on Egypt, Saudi Arabian antiquities, and Persia. Collection includes negatives of studio, action, travel, informal and portrait prints of dancers, dance companies, theatrical productions, motion pictures, and ballet special events. Arranged alphabetically by dancer's surname or by dance company name. Each dance company is further arranged alphabetically by dance title or dancer's name. Each negative bears a number assigned by the photographer Roger Wood; these numbers correspond to the numbers that appear on the verso of the related print.Portrait of Richardena Jackson in costume for a Katherine Dunham production wearing an off shoulder ruffled top and hair tied up in a ruffled kerchief with the knot in front.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176515
MSS Unit ID: 19623
Archives EAD ID: 598249
Photo Order: 52098
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 64521f30-77ce-0131-7160-58d385a7b928
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
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Richardena Jackson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6596d1e0-77ce-0131-f622-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Richardena Jackson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6596d1e0-77ce-0131-f622-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Richardena Jackson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6596d1e0-77ce-0131-f622-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Richardena Jackson