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African American Dancer/Founder Donald McKayle leading his company in class
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American Dancer/ Company Founder Donald
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

1947 Original poster made by Paul Colin for the show of Katherine Dunham
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
numerous theater sets and costumes. Katherine Dunham 🇺🇸 (1909-2006) was an African-American dancer
Category

1940s Art Deco Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Linen, Paper

Art Deco Lumina Sculpture Clarté Lamp Nude Dancer with a Ball by Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
-American dancer who played in the shows of Josephine BAKER. The work picks up the theme of the female nude
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
the "When the Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Dancer/Choreographer Arthur Mitchell, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American Dancer/ Choreographer and Company
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Black Dancer, " Art Deco Depiction of African American Female Figure, Rare
By William Wallace Rosenbauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
dancer out on the floor, her dress flaring and her shoulders glistening from the heat of the night
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
social issues as civil rights for women and African Americans, as well as jazz and dance.[4] Of one
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

Pair of French Art Deco Style Clarte Sculptures designed by Max Le Verrier 1928
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
the upper part of the body and one for the legs. For this last part he asked an African-American
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Clarté Sculpture Lueur Lamp from the Important Art Deco Artist Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
the upper part of the body and one for the legs. For this last part he asked an African-American
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Clarté Very Big Sculpture in Art Deco Style Floor Lamp Original Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
and one for the legs. For this last part he asked an African-American dancer who played in the shows
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Central Railroad' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink

St. George — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to American art in a major retrospective, Circle Dance: The Art of John T. Scott. Scott was
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

American Ballet Theater Dancer Principal Dancer Lupe Serrano Studio Portrait
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American modern-dance choreographer Erick Hawkins
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American modern-dance choreographer Erick Hawkins
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest African American theater in the United States. Kosh
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Famed American Ballet Theatre Dancer Royes Fernandez
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed American Ballet Theatre dancer Royes Fernandez
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Famed American Ballet Theatre Dancer Royes Fernandez
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed American Ballet Theatre dancer Royes Fernandez
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer Ruth Ann Koesun
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer Ruth Ann Koesun, 1962
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
, African American Artist. comic-strip illustrator and painter was born in New York City and began drawing
Category

1970s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

American modern ballet dancer, choreographer & director Eliot Feld
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American modern ballet dancer, choreographer and
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE or HIM
By John Sloan
Located in Portland, ME
Jones." There was a move to replace the African-American dancers with white's in blackface, but the star
Category

1920s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

American Ballet Theater Dancer Lupe Serrano in 'Swan Lake'
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Russian-American Dancer Alexander Godunov, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

African American Choreographer Talley Beatty, signed by Jack Mitchell.
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Beatty, considered one of the greatest African American choreographers, 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

African American Composer Olly Wilson, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American Composer Olly Wilson in 2003. Signed
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

Russian/American ballet dancer Alexander Godunov, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Russian/American ballet dancer Alexander Godunov
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer Stephan Jan-Hoff photographed Nude signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer Stephan Jan-Hoff
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer Stephan Jan-Hoff photographed Nude signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer Stephan Jan-Hoff
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theater principal dancers Cynthia Gregory and Fernando Bujones
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater principal dancers Cynthia
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre Children's Dance Class, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre Children's Dance Class, 1961
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theater Dancer Lupe Serrano, Signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theater Dancer Lupe Serrano, Signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
civil rights for women and African Americans, as well as jazz and dance... represented a "philosophical
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

African American jazz composer, conductor, and musician David Baker, signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American jazz composer, conductor, and
Category

1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Flamenco Dancer, Seville
By Martha Walter
Located in Lawrence, NY
Martha Walter was a second generation American Impressionist painter. She devoted her long and
Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African American master
Category

1970s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

American Ballet Theatre dancer John Kriza performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer John Kriza performing
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer John Kriza performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer John Kriza performing
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer Marco Paredes 'Narcissus' signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre dancer Christine Dunham in 'The Firebird' 17 x 22"
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
American Ballet Theatre dancer Christine Dunham in costume performing "The Firebird" in 1992. One
Category

1990s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
portrait of Sammy Davis Jr., a legendary African American celebrity, singer, dancer, actor, and comedian
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital

American Ballet Theatre dancers Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn in "Miss Julie"
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancers Maria Tallchief and
Category

1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Mel Tomlinson
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Roman Brooks
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Perry
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Perry
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Darden
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Perry
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Ronald Darden
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Roman Brooks
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Mel Tomlinson
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Paul Russell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Joe Wyatt
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Fernando Bujones, photographed for Dance Magazine
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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African American Dance For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate african american dance for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Pop Art, contemporary and Art Deco versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect african american dance among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a african american dance to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, gray, brown, purple and more. There have been many interesting african american dance examples over the years, but those made by Jack Mitchell, Walter Schnackenberg, Leonard Freed, Pawel Kontny and (after) Henri Matisse are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in silver gelatin print, pigment print and archival pigment print.

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a african american dance in our inventory may begin at $159 and can go as high as $206,250, while the average can fetch as much as $1,750.