Alvin Ailey collection, [ca. 1980-ongoing].

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Alvin Ailey collection, [ca. 1980-ongoing].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430357070

Collection contains clipping file.

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Museum of Performance & Design

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SNAC Resource ID: 7494432

Museum of Performance & Design

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Ailey, Alvin, 1931-1989

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Alvin Ailey (b. Jan. 5, 1931, Rogers, TX–d. Dec. 1, 1989, New York, NY) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. He is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th-century concert dance. In 1977, Ailey was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988. In 2014, President Barack Obama selected Ailey to be a posthumous recip...