Katherine Dunham collection, [ca. 1941-ongoing].

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Katherine Dunham collection, [ca. 1941-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, misc., photograph, program, publicity and souvenir book files.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7494845

Museum of Performance & Design

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Dunham, Katherine, 1909-2006

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Legendary dancer, choreographer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909, to an African American father and French-Canadian mother who died when she was young. At an early age, Dunham became interested in dance. However, she did not seriously pursue a career in the profession until she was a student at the University of Chicago.During her studies, Dunham attended a lecture on anthropology, where she was introduced to the concept of dance as a cultural symbol. Intrigued by this ...