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Drummer in Kykunkor
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Drummer in Kykunkor
From: Photographs of Blacks
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| Creator: | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965 |
| Other Creator: | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 |
| Date: |
1935 Jan 17 |
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| Description: |
In ink verso: Drummer in Kykunkor. Stamped verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten / Cannot be reproduced without permission
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| Abstract: |
The dance drama "The King in Kykunkor" (which opened in New York in 1934) was created by Asadata Dafora, a native of Sierra Leone then living in New York. Here one of the drummers is shown in costume.
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| Physical Description: |
1 photographic print
b&w
approx. 25 x 18.5 cm
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| Host Note: |
Photographer's number: XXVIII g 23
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Photographs by Carl Van Vechten are used with permission of the Van Vechten Trust; permission of the Trust is required to publish Van Vechten photographs in any format. To learn more, contact the Curator, Yale Collection of American Literature.
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| Curatorial Area: | Beinecke Library |
| Source Digital Format: |
High Resolution (image/tiff)
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| Object ID: | 2025871 |
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