Alvin Ailey
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Description
Portrait of dancer Alvin Ailey. Embossed on front: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten." Handwritten on back: "Dec. 17, 1962. Dear Mr. Myers, PTO is Alvin Ailey. I have a couple of large envelopes for you but this is not a good time to mail them. You will get them in January. I had a fine letter [undecipherable] you in August, Leontyne is magnificent in Ernani and I have a program for you. Shirley & Dobbs are also at the Met. Merry Christmas, Carl Van Vechten."
Details
- Creator:
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Resource ID:
- hk001958
- Subject:
- Ailey, Alvin
- African American dancers
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Postcards
- Date:
- 1962
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- E. Azalia Hackley Collection
- Collection:
- Carl Van Vechten Collection
- Location:
- Ailey, Alvin
- Restrictions:
- Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the Estate of Carl Van Vechten. For further information, please contact Special Collections for assistance.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.