Selections from the Katherine Dunham Collection
at the Library of Congress
Image captions: (left) [Katherine Dunham, dancer, three-quarter length portrait] (top to bottom) Katherine Dunham as Woman with a Cigar from Tropics, by Alfredo Valenti; Katherine Dunham in the 1940 Broadway hit production of Cabin in the Sky; Katherine Dunham in Le Jazz Hot, originally presented in 1939; Katherine Dunham in a 1952 photograph of Floyd's Guitar Blues.
The Katherine Dunham Collection at the Library of Congress consists of moving image materials that document the extraordinary journey of a woman who changed the face of American modern dance. Selected materials, including videos of dance technique and fieldwork, are available via this Web presentation.
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Articles:
- Katherine Dunham: A Life in Dance by Vicki J. Risner
- Collecting a Career: The Katherine Dunham Legacy Project, by Vicky J. Risner
Please note: some of the black and white images have been colorized for this presentation.