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Dance Theatre of Harlem #768

1983

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color digital image of a photograph by Anthony Barboza depicting two dancers from Dance Theatre of Harlem performing in 1983. In the foreground is a male dancer dressed in a silver costume and top hat, with his face painted silver and wearing a bright red wig. In the background out of focus is a female dancer facing away from the camera and wearing a black maid's costume with a white apron and collar.

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Catalog reference: 2016.96.2

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