Museum object · Books and Published Materials
Breaking and the New York City Breakers
1984
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
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A book written by Michael Holman called Breaking and the New York City Breakers. The cover features a colorful drawing of the New York City Breakers dancing on a city street. The interior contains 176 pages of information, photographs, a history of, and instructions on break dancing. It also features information about the dancers of the New York City Breakers. The frontispiece features an inscription from Michael Holman to his parents. The second title page features Holman's signature. The back cover features eight photographs of members of the New York City Breakers surrounding their logo. Each photograph has a small bio with the dancers' names and nicknames.
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Catalog reference: 2016.31.8
