Dancers -- United States -- 20th century -- Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dancing Cansinos photograph album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058047193]
Identifier: 8000
Abstract
The Dancing Cansinos photograph album consists of photographs and ephemera relating to the Dancing Cansinos, a family of professional dancers who emigrated from Spain and eventually settled in Los Angeles. The troupe consisted of Antonio, Sr. and Carmen Cansino; their children Eduardo, Elisa, Paco, Jose, Antonio, Jr., Rafael, and Angel; Gabriel Cansino, a cousin; and, briefly in the 1930s, Margarita Carmen Cansino, who later became known as the actress Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth's parents...
Dates:
1920 - 1939
Found in:
USC Libraries Music Library
Laurell Gaines photographs
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053949617]
Identifier: 6165
Abstract
Collection of photographs of dancers, musicians, and radio personalities, the majority of which are inscribed to Laurell Gaines. Also included are photographs of Gaines and her partner, Ted Vaun. Gaines was a ballet and ballroom dancer who performed in vaudeville, musical revues and Hollywood films from the 1920 to the 1940s.
Dates:
1920s-1940s
Found in:
USC Libraries Music Library
Barbara Morgan dance photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1021
Scope and Contents
The Barbara Morgan dance photographs comprise 36 photographs taken by Barbara Morgan (1900-1992), an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. The prints in the collection show well-known dancers and choreographers in various poses and performances, including Valerie Bettis, Si-Lan Chen, Merce Cunningham, Asadata Dafora, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Pearl Primus, and others. Morgan originally took these photographs between 1935 and...
Dates:
1935 - 1945; Printed late 1930s through 1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Music Library