The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Harlem Street Dancers
1939
(American, 1896–1991)
Sheet: 30.9 x 46.4 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.); Image: 25.3 x 35.4 cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1997.35
Location: not on view
Description
Do you hear the music? The swoop of these dancing feet sets the beat in this snapshot of city life. Elizabeth Olds wrote, "Harlem was a bevy of activity in the afternoons and evenings," filled with singing and dancing New Yorkers. Some of the era's leading authors, choreographers, and intellectuals lived in this neighborhood during the 1920s and '30s.- Gallery One rotation: April 21, 2015 - November 2, 2015.Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
- {{cite web|title=Harlem Street Dancers|url=false|author=Elizabeth Olds|year=1939|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.35