Raymond Johnson Dance Company photographs

id
11480
origination
Raymond Johnson Dance Company
date statement
1976-1980
key date
1976
identifier (local_mss)
185488
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 22-0018
b-number
b22719190
total components
3
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2022-03-24 15:27:47 UTC
updated
2022-03-24 15:27:51 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"185488", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 22-0018", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22719190", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1976-1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1976/1980"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Raymond Johnson Dance Company photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Raymond Johnson Dance Company was formed in 1974 by the Black dancer and choreographer, Raymond Johnson. The collection contains contact sheets, negatives, and prints of the company's performances."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Raymond Johnson Dance Company", "type"=>"corpname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Raymond Johnson was born in Harlem, New York City, and trained in dance at the Henry Street Playhouse. He went on to teach at the Henry Street Settlement before joining the Nikolais Dance Company and Murray Louis Dance Company, where he danced throughout the 1960s. Johnson choreographed his first dance, <span class=\"title\">Suite</span>, in 1969, and formed the Raymond Johnson Dance Company in 1974. The group toured extensively until 1980, when Johnson suffered a back injurry that forced him to disband the company and retire from dancing and choreography. Johnson worked as fiscal officer for the New York Foundation from 1981 until his death from a stroke in 1987.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection dates from 1976 to 1980, and holds contact sheets, negatives, and prints depicting the Raymond Johnson Dance Company. The contact sheets include various images of a 1980 performance in Kingston, New York. The negatives feature images shot by Max Waldman, and depict performances of <span class=\"title\">Chamber</span>, <span class=\"title\">Black Dance</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Threshold</span>. The prints contain many images of Johnson, as well as of Eric Haas, Howard Hacket, and Dick Singer</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Don McDonagh in 1990.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Raymond Johnson papers, (S) *MGZMD 68, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
date_start
1976
keydate
1976
date_end
1980
date_inclusive_start
1976
date_inclusive_end
1980
extent_statement
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Raymond Johnson Dance Company photographs, *MGZEB 22-0018. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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  1. Contact Sheets
  2. Negatives
  3. Prints