Interview with Fred Benjamin. 1989.

Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts (Boston, Mass.)

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Lewis, Elma

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Elma Lewis, arts educator, was born on September 15, 1921 in Boston Mass. Her parents, Clairmont and Edwardine Lewis, emigrated from the West Indies and both were followers of Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As the founder of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts in 1950, she taught dance, drama, and speech therapy. In 1968 she founded the National Center of African-American Artists and the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in 1969, bringi...

Fred Benjamin Dance Company.

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Benjamin, Frederick A. (Frederick Albert)

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Beatty, Talley, 1918-1995

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Talley Beatty (22 December 1918 – 29 April 1995) was born in Cedar Grove, Louisiana, a section of Shreveport, but moved with his family as a child to Chicago, Illinois. He is considered one of the greatest African American choreographers. After studying with Katherine Dunham and being associated with her company for several years, Beatty went on do solo work and choreograph his own pieces, which center on the social issues, experiences, and everyday life of African Americans. Beatty began stu...

Hall, Noël,

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