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Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor"

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Joe Nash black dance photograph collection

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Asadata Dafora Dancers

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Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor"

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Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor"
Collection

Joe Nash black dance photograph collection

II. Dance Companies

Asadata Dafora Dancers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1934
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Joe Nash Black Dance Collection
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Joe Nash Black Dance Collection / Box 5
Topics
African American dancers
African American dance
Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965
Dance companies
African American dancers
African Americans in the performing arts
Atkins, Frances
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Atkins, Frances: Member of the Asadata Dafora Dancers; appeared as the bride, under the name Musu Esami, in the 1934 dance/musical production "Kykunkor"
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 18 x 15 cm ; black and white
Image mounted on construction or scrapbook paper; emulsion on print is cracked through center.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14932180
Photo Order: 50975
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 958502d0-db57-0130-e06b-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1934: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1934. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fde5c0d0-db72-0130-123c-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fde5c0d0-db72-0130-123c-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1934). Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor" Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fde5c0d0-db72-0130-123c-58d385a7b928

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fde5c0d0-db72-0130-123c-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor" , (1934)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Dancer and choreographer Asadata Dafora with Musu Esami (Frances Atkins), as the bridegroom and bride, in his dance-musical production "Kykunkor"