(ENTERTAINMENT DANCE) Group of 5 press photos of Katherine

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(ENTERTAINMENT--DANCE.) Group of 5 press photos of Katherine Dunham performing in her Tropical Revue. Each 8 x 10 inches or slightly smaller, each with inked agency stamp on verso; minor wear including 1-inch light stain on one image and 1/2-inch paper adhesion on another, all but one accompanied by agency's original detached caption sheets. No place: World Wide Photos, 6 November 1943

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The important dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) is shown at the peak of her popularity. The caption sheets describe the dance scenes, and also offer context on Dunham's academic and performance background. Each is headed with the provocative question "Art or Sex?--or Both?" The photographs are credited to Valente and P.A. Dearborn.