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"Congo Dancer"

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Richmond Barthé

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Title
"Congo Dancer"
Names
Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989 (Artist)
Collection

Art and Artists

Artists

Richmond Barthé

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939-05-03
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Art and Artists
Topics
Artists -- United States
African American artists
African American art
Artists, Black
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15591219
MSS Unit ID: 532320
Accession number: 83-49-55
Negative number: 2748
Video disc number: 21,759
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 66f11c20-0fda-0134-6d4e-00505686a51c
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

  • 1901: Creator Born
  • 1939: Created
  • 1989: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""Congo Dancer"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67ced070-0fda-0134-5d22-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""Congo Dancer"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67ced070-0fda-0134-5d22-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939). "Congo Dancer" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/67ced070-0fda-0134-5d22-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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"Congo Dancer"