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Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954

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Joe Nash black dance photograph collection

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John Jones

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Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954

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Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954
Collection

Joe Nash black dance photograph collection

I. Dancers

John Jones

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Joe Nash Black Dance Collection
Topics
African American dancers
African American dance
Jones, John, 1937-
De Prospero, Concetta
African American dancers
Ballet dancers -- United States
Ballet dancing
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Dance photography
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 22 x 20 cm ; black and white
Original image was cropped.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14932180
Photo Order: 55678
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 23.501.273
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 449175b0-9784-0133-acf8-00505686d14e
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Item timeline of events

  • 1954: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8022170-9794-0133-232f-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8022170-9794-0133-232f-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8022170-9794-0133-232f-00505686a51c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8022170-9794-0133-232f-00505686a51c | title= (still image) Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954, (1954)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 28, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Dancers John Jones (left) and Concetta De Prospero, performing on rooftop, when they were members of choreographer Antony Tudor's dance class at the Ballet Guild, Philadelphia, ca. 1954