Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection
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Ailey, Alvin
Mitchell, Jack, 1925-
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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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Fenner, Helen Curran
Fenner, Gloria J.
- Dates:
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1940
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1202
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings and one photograph album about and of Irene Castle, notable dancer, film star, and animal rights activist.
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Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918
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circa 1883-1973
bulk 1883-1918
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.caffchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of art critic and writer Charles Henry Caffin measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1883-1973, bulk circa 1883-1918. Found within the papers are an interview transcript, two letters, printed materials, one scrapbook, and family photographs dating from circa 1883 to circa 1911, many by noted photographers Arnold Genthe, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Gertrude Käsebier, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz. The scrapbook contains Caffin's columns for the New York American, 1913-1915.
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Renwick Gallery
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1957, 1961-1989, 1997-2003
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Renwick Gallery during the tenures of Lloyd E. Herman, Director, 1971-1986; Michael W. Monroe, Curator-in-Charge, 1986-1995; and Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-2003. Topics covered include art organizations; craft fairs and craft schools; correspondence with m...
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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.
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Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
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1928-2000
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67.5 Cubic feet (182 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0757
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The majority of the material in the Benny Carter Collection is dated from the late 1920s through the later half of the 1990s. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in December, 2000, the bulk of the collection is comprised of original music manuscripts (full scores and parts), band books, and published sheet music from Benny Carter's prolific care...
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Fishback, Glen Curtis, 1912-1976
Glen Fishback School of Photography.
White, Judy
Ansco.
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1930-1976
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27 Cubic feet (101 boxes, 6 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0714
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original photographic negatives, prints (black-and-white and color), and color slides and transparencies by Fishback, reflecting his career in advertising, calendar, and editorial photography; drafts of articles and correspondence by Fishback (typescripts), and incoming correspondence; copies of publications, such as magazines and annual reports, w...
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McKinley, Ray, 1910-1995 (musician, bandleader)
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1945-1994
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19.5 Cubic feet (56 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0635
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Ray McKinley Music and Ephemera consists of music, scores, sideman books, photographs, correspondence, news clippings and magazine articles, business records, awards, audio and videotapes, 45 rpm commercial recordings, and miscellaneous biographical notes. The records date from the the late nineteenth century to 1996 and document the profession...
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Constant, George
- Dates:
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1912-2007
bulk 1932-1978
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4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.consgeor
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Archives of American Art
The papers of modernist painter and printmaker George Constant measure 4.6 linear feet and date from 1912-2007, with the bulk of the material dating from 1932-1978. They consist of biographical material, inventories of artwork, audio interviews and recorded statements on art, personal and business related correspondence, holiday cards, printed material, an exhibition related video recording, and photographs of Constant, his family and friends, and his work.
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Herman, Woodrow Charles "Woody", -1987
Siefert, Jack William, 1918-
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1913-1990.
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16 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0659
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sound recordings, business records, photographs, correspondence, and concert posters documenting the career of Woodrow Charles "Woody" Herman.