Object Details
- Collection Choreographer
- Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)
- Collection Photographer
- Mitchell, Jack, 1925-2013
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- Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection
- Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection / Series 1: Black and White Prints
- Sponsor
- Processing of the collection was funded by the Smithsonian Collection Information Systems IRM Funds.
- Archival Repository
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Identifier
- NMAAHC.A2013.245, Subseries 1.1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Photography by Jack Mitchell © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
- Collection Rights
- Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Collection is jointly owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, and the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation. Permission for commercial use or publication of the digital images may be requested from the Smithsonian Institution.
- Scope and Contents
- Subseries 1: Solo and Ensemble Images and Portraits contains 133 11" x 14" solo and ensemble prints, portraits, and duplicate prints taken in Jack Mitchell's photography studio and onstage between 1961 and 1992, a handwritten letter from Alvin Ailey, dated March 24, 1975, and embedded digitized images of the prints.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511359102-1503511359125-1
