Publicity photographs Series 1.
circa 1951-1959, undated
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Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises approximately 300 publicity images taken of Dunham and her
company between 1951 and 1959. It includes portraits of Dunham, photographs of the
company in tourist locales, posed photographs of Dunham with her family, and artwork
depicting Dunham and her dancers.
Arrangement
The series is organized alphabetically by subject.
box FB-002, folder 10-11
Ballet: Ideario de la danza
1954-1955
General Physical Description note: 11 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
From a Spanish-language magazine that featured Dunham.
box 1, folder 1-2
Boboli Gardens
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 83 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 3
Ferragamo's
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 14 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 4
Ponte Vecchio
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 10 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 5
San Miniato al Monte
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 12 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 6
Settignano
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 7 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 7
Villa I Tatti
1959 May
General Physical Description note: 5 black-and-white photographic
proofs
Scope and Contents note
Photographed with American art historian, Bernard Berenson.
box 1, folder 8
"Happy New Year"
circa 1951
General Physical Description note: 13 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Photographs by Studio Iris show Dunham with husband Pratt painting "Happy New Year"
on a canvas.
box 1, folder 9
Notebook of publicity proofs by Annemarie Heinrich, Buenos Aires
undated
General Physical Description note: 17 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 1, folder 10-15
Portraits of Dunham
undated
General Physical Description note: 124 black-and-white photographic prints and
3 black-and-white photographic proofs
Scope and Contents note
Photographs are of Dunham in various costumes. Photographers include Raymond
Voinquel, Dora de Zucker, Studio Iris, B. M. Bernand, and Hector Garcia.
box 1, folder 16
Portraits of Dunham dancers
undated
General Physical Description note: 3 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Depicts two unidentified women and dancer Oscar Puente. Photographers include
Foto-Semo, Nacho Lopez, and Fred Clark of Hollywood Studios.
box 1, folder 17
Souvenir drawings of Dunham and dancers by John Pratt and Waldo
Glory
undated
box 1, folder 18
Souvenir album of Dunham and dancers
undated
Scope and Contents note
8 pages of black-and-white photographic proofs titled "Grande Serata di Gala al
Teatro Sociale di Biella in Onore alla Grande Katherine Dunham."
Performance photographs Series 2.
1938-1954, undated
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General Physical Description note: no content
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises approximately 350 photographs taken of Katherine Dunham Dance
Company performances in the United States and abroad.
Arrangement
The series is organized alphabetically by title of dance or performance.
box 1, folder 19
Afrique
circa 1949
General Physical Description note: 1 postcard and 7 photographic
prints
box 1, folder 20
Berlin, by Herbert Tobias
1954 May
General Physical Description note: 2 black-and-white contact
sheets
box 1, folder 21
Unidentified city
1954
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white photographic
print
box 1, folder 22
Rome, Italy
undated
General Physical Description note: 3 black-and-white photographic prints and
3 black-and-white photographic proofs
box 1, folder 23-24
Chicago, Illinois, by Zoltan Glass and others
1938
General Physical Description note: 28 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 1, folder 25
Las Vegas, Nevada
undated
General Physical Description note: 11 black-and-white contact
sheets
box 2, folder 1
Unknown location, by Studio Iris
undated
General Physical Description note: 2 black-and-white photographic prints and
1 black-and-white photographic proof
box 2, folder 2
Bahiana, by Studio Iris and others
undated
General Physical Description note: 11 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 2, folder 3
Paris, France: Théatre des Champs élysées, by B. M. Bernand
undated
General Physical Description note: 8 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 2, folder 4
Germany
1954
General Physical Description note: 4 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 2, folder 5
Las Vegas, Nevada
undated
General Physical Description note: 2 black-and-white contact
sheets
box 2, folder 6-7
Unknown location, by Studio Bernand, Teddy Piaz, and others
circa 1952 and undated
General Physical Description note: 10 black-and-white photographic prints and
1 black-and-white contact sheet
box 2, folder 8
Lima, Peru
1951 January
General Physical Description note: 4 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 2, folder 9
Unknown location
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white contact sheet
box 2, folder 10
Choros
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white photographic
print
box 2, folder 11
Flaming Youth
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white contact sheet
box 2, folder 12
Le Jazz Hot
undated
General Physical Description note: 2 black-and-white contact sheets
box 2, folder 13
Mambo
1954
General Physical Description note: 6 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 2, folder 14
Rites de Passage
undated
General Physical Description note: 42 black-and-white photographic proofs and 3
black-and-white contact sheets
box 2, folder 15
Shango
undated
General Physical Description note: 2 black-and-white contact sheets
box 2, folder 16
Tropical Revue, by Alfredo Valente
circa 1943
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 2, folder 17
Las Vegas, Nevada
undated
General Physical Description note: 6 black-and-white contact
sheets
box 2, folder 18-19
Unknown locations
undated
General Physical Description note: 17 black-and-white photographic prints and
2 black-and-white contact sheets
box 2, folder 20
Veracruzana
undated
General Physical Description note: 7 black-and-white photographic prints and 4
black-and-white contact sheets
box 2, folder 21
Woman with a Cigar, Germany
1954
General Physical Description note: 1 black-and-white photographic
print
box 2, folder 22
Miscellaneous performances
undated
General Physical Description note: 16 black-and-white contact sheets
box FB-002, folder 12
Palais de Chaillot
undated
General Physical Description note: 66 black-and-white photographic proofs
pasted onto cardboard
box 2, folder 23
Théatre des Champs élysées
undated
General Physical Description note: 13 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 2, folder 24
Germany
1954
General Physical Description note: 6 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 2, folder 25
Rome, Italy
undated
General Physical Description note: 11 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 2, folder 26-27, box FB-002, folder 13
Unknown locations, by Studio Iris, Gill Pax, Photo Chadel, and
others
undated
General Physical Description note: 25 black-and-white photographic prints, 1
Technicolor photographic print, 11 black-and-white photographic proofs, and 1
postcard
Backstage and candid photographs Series 3.
1949-1954
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Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises approximately 225 photographs of Katherine Dunham, her family,
and her dancers in candid situations, backstage before, during, and after performances,
and in rehearsal.
Arrangement
This series is organized alphabetically by subject.
box 3, folder 1
Miscellaneous candid photographs of Dunham
undated
General Physical Description note: 6 black-and-white photographic
prints
box 3, folder 2
Afrique, backstage at Teatro Municipal,
Lima, Peru
1951 January
General Physical Description note: 1 sepia-toned photograph and 26
black-and-white photographic proofs
box 3, folder 3-4
L'Ag'Ya candid photographs, location
unknown
circa 1951, undated
General Physical Description note: 5 sepia-toned postcards and 17
black-and-white photographic proofs
box 3, folder 5
Berlin, Germany, by Herbert Tobias
1954
General Physical Description note: 25 black-and-white photographic proofs
and 19 black-and-white contact sheets
box 3, folder 6
Rome, Italy
undated
General Physical Description note: 25 black-and-white photographic prints
and 10 black-and-white photographic proofs
box 3, folder 7
Lima, Peru
1951 January
General Physical Description note: 7 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 3, folder 8
Unknown location
undated
General Physical Description note: 7 sepia-toned postcards
box 3, folder 9
Brussels, Belgium
1949
General Physical Description note: 49 sepia-toned photographic
prints
box 3, folder 10
Berlin, Germany
1954 May
General Physical Description note: 6 black-and-white contact
sheets
Scope and Contents note
Photographs by Herbert Tobias depict Dunham Dancers dancing on the Reichstag
building.
box 3, folder 11
Rome, Italy
undated
General Physical Description note: 26 black-and-white photographic
proofs
box 3, folder 12
Unknown location
undated
General Physical Description note: 4 black-and-white photographic
prints
Correspondence Series 4.
1952-1959
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General Physical Description note: no content
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises letters written by Katherine Dunham, her secretary Margery Scott,
photographer Hans Suter, and others. The letters mainly discuss logistical information,
such as the transport of luggage and financial matters. Letters from Hans Suter concern
photograph orders and ask permission to use photographs of Dunham in a Swiss magazine
article.
Arrangement
This series is organized chronologically.
