Dancers, New York, Roy DeCarava

Artwork Overview

Roy DeCarava, artist
1919–2009
Dancers, New York, 1956
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 32.6 x 22.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 13/16 x 8 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 1987.0109
Not on display

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Label texts

Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book

“…I would watch how black people moved, how in these clubs they danced as though their bodies could do anything, and their bodies seemed as free as Malcolm’s voice.” ("Between the World and Me," p. 62)

Archive Label:
A resident of Brooklyn, New York and a professor of art at Hunter College, De Carava is known for his sensitive portrayal of the black experience in America.

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