Black and white photo of two people dancing together, their arms around each other. Their faces and much of their bodies are completely obscured by shadows.
Black and white photo of two people dancing together, their arms around each other. Their faces and much of their bodies are completely obscured by shadows.
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Roy DeCarava

Couple Dancing, New York

Maker

Roy DeCarava (American, 1919-2009)

Title

Couple Dancing, New York

Year

1956

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 31.8 x 20.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches)

Identification

Edition

6/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1990.019.2

Type

Exhibition History

Urban America, 1930-1970
Dec 01, 2006 – Feb 25, 2007

Label copy

Nightlife was, and still is, a defining feature of urban life. In New York's Harlem and Chicago's South Side -- primary neighborhoods for African Americans emigrating from the South -- nightlife focused on music and dancing. The legacy of Negro spirituals could be heard in the jazz, boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues, swing, and later, rock and roll that emanated from the many bars and clubs in these packed communities.

Roy DeCarava
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Jan 11, 2002 – Mar 31, 2002
One Voice, Many Visions
Work By African American Artists
Feb 20, 1998 – Jun 14, 1998
African-American Art from the Permanent Collection
Nov 18, 1994 – Feb 19, 1995

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Roy DeCarava (American, 1919-2009)
Couple Dancing, New York, 1956
Photogravure
Image: 31.8 x 20.6 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 1990.019.2

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