Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Carl Van Vechten photographs of performers in Asadata Dafora's "Kyukunkor" (MS Thr 2138).

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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Carl Van Vechten photographs of performers in Asadata Dafora's "Kyukunkor" (MS Thr 2138).

circa 1934

Carl Van Vechten photographs of performers in Asadata Dafora's African musical drama, "Kyukunkor".

.04 linear feet

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11666577

Houghton Library

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Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965

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Dancer, choreographer, dance-dramatist. Born John Warner Dafora Horton in Sierra Leone, Dafora was the first dancer to bring African dance forms to American audiences. From the description of Asadata Dafora papers, 1933-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570954 Cultural organization. From the guide to the African Academy of Arts and Research records, 1944, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and...