Dancers
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ann Giroux collection of Estelle Dennis photographs
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31857001674759]
Identifier: PIMS-0093
Abstract
Estelle Dennis was a dancer, choreographer, and teacher who founded the Estelle Dennis Dance Theatre in Baltimore in 1933. The collection contains 16 photographs of Estelle Dennis, her students, and her associates. Included is a photograph by Baltimore Sun photographer A. Aubrey Bodine of Dennis and other dancers performing on the beach in 1947, a photograph of a dance at Rusty Rocks, and several photographs of an event featuring a singer and pianist. The collection also contains one...
Dates:
approximately 1935-1965
Carol Lynn papers
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0133
Abstract
Carol Lynn (1893-1987, born Carol Lynn Fetser) was a dancer and educator who was the co-director with Ted Shawn of the Jacob's Pillow ballet school. Lynn taught privately in Baltimore in the 1920s and 1930s and directed the Peabody Preparatory Dance Department from 1947 until her retirement in 1970. The Carol Lynn papers contain Lynn's choreography with corresponding musical scores, a collection of her 16mm dance films, and photographs, programs, and other documents related to her career.
Dates:
approximately 1920-1965
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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Carol Lynn papers
Johns Hopkins University Josephine Baker collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030132827]
Identifier: MS-0725
Abstract
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress who came to be known in various circles as the "Black Pearl," "Bronze Venus" and even the "Creole Goddess". Baker was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, Zouzou (1934) and to become a world-famous entertainer. The collection contains 27 unique pieces: ephemeral books, promotional flyers and vintage black-and-white photos (primarily...
Dates:
1927-approximately 1970