Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection
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Ailey, Alvin
Mitchell, Jack, 1925-2013
- Dates:
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1961-2004
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16 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2013.245
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Jack Mitchell (1925- 2013) was an acclaimed photographer who began chronicling the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1961. Alvin Ailey (1931- 1989), one of the most influential African American choreographers of modern dance, dedicated himself and his dance company to creating ballets that not only accelerated the careers of young African American dancers, but also stole the attention of national and international audiences in displaying the racial perspective of dance in the African American experience. This collection serves as Mitchell's documentation of the dance company's evolution while capturing the true idiosyncrasies and physicality of movement through still images. Through Alvin Ailey and Jack Mitchell's partnership, they were able to collaborate and produce a unique production of art, fusing the meaning and movements of dance and the techniques of photography.
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Lee, Edith Lavinia
Fairmont Seminary (Washington, D.C.)
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circa 1912-1927
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1415
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook compiled by Lee, documenting her time as a student at the Fairmont Seminary in Washington, D.C. in the 1910s. The scrapbook mostly documents the social lives of Lee and other students at the school, especially the dances, sporting events, graduations and other activities at the U.S. Naval Academy. The contents of the scrapbook include a h...
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Lewis, Elma
Brown, Robert F.
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1997 July 25 and Sept. 19, 1997
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34 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lewis97
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Elma Lewis conducted 1997 July 25 and Sept. 19, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Lewis' home, Roxbury, Mass.
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Lewitzky, Bella
- Dates:
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1937-1950
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0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lewibell
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbook containing clippings, theater programs, and newspaper articles about Lewitzky's career as a dancer in the southern California dance troupe the Lester Horton Group and the WPA Federal Theater Dance Group.
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Frank, Mary, 1933-
Richards, Judith Olch
- Dates:
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2010 Jan. 10- Feb. 3
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8 Items (Sound recording: 8 memory cards (6 hr., 43 min.), secure digital, 1.25 in.)
135 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.frank10
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview interview with Mary Frank conducted 2010 Jan. 10, 11, and Feb. 3, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Frank's home and studio, in New York, N.Y.
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Thompson, Silas William (collector and probable photographer)
- Dates:
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circa 1944-1945
- Size:
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2 Prints (halftone)
86 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98-32
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Unbound pages from an album documenting Silas William Thompson's participation in the United States Navy during World War II, with particular focus on the Battles of Peleliu and Angaur and his time at Base 20 Hospital. The collection includes a group portrait of Company B-8 of the Naval Hospital Corps School, views of Base 20, the invasion of Pele...
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Waters, Jack
Fialho, Alex, 1989-
- Dates:
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2018 February 21-22
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4 Items (sound files (5 hr., 59 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
72 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.waters18
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Jack Waters, conducted 2018 February 21 and 22, by Alex Fialho, for the Archives of American Art's Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project, at the Visual AIDS office in New York, New York.
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Berensohn, Paulus
Shapiro, Mark, 1955-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2009 March 20-21
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60 Pages (Transcript)
7 Items (Sound recording: 7 sound files (4 hr., 13 min.), digital, wav)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.berens09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Paulus Berensohn conducted 2009 March 20-21, by Mark Shapiro, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Berensohn's home and studio, in Penland, North Carolina.
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Wilson, H. K. (Henry Kirke), 1874-1947
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circa 1913-1916
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56 Prints (silver gelatin)
16 Pages (Manuscript material :)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-20
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Bureau of Indian Affairs employees and their families, Agency and Reservation buildings, and Navajo students at the Tuba City Indian School. The collection also includes an image of Theodore Roosevelt in Tuba City and images of Apache people, Moencopi Hopi village, and Hopi dances, including the Butterfly, Corn, and Snake Dan...
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Basie, Count, 1904-
Smith, Ernie
Webster, Ben
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
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1894-1979
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30 Cubic feet (352 film reels , 16 mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0491
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
More than 300 reels of 16mm black and white and color film, silent and sound, fiction and documentary motion picture film documenting jazz and related musical performances, social and popular dance styles and performances, jazz musicians, performance locales, and documentation of African-American popular culture. A list of featured performers in the collection is shown below. The films are frequently compilations produced by Smith for lectures.
