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Creator
Fullard, David A., 1958-
Call number
*MGZEB 23-0001
Physical description
0.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
David Fullard photographs, *MGZEB 23-0001. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Dr. David Fullard (1958-) is a Black photographer, professor, and former corrections supervisor. His photographs span the 1970s to 1981, and consist of twenty-three black-and-white prints of various modern and traditional dancers and dance companies.

Biographical/historical information

Dr. David A. Fullard (born 1958 in New York City) is a Black photographer, professor, and former corrections supervisor. Fullard received a bachelor of fine arts in Liberal Arts from the School of Visual Arts, two master's degrees, and a doctorate in Forensic Psychology and Forensic Behavioral Science from the Union Institute.

Fullard worked concurrently as a photographer specializing in portraiture, photojournalism, and dance while also working in corrections from the 1970s to the 1990s. He worked at Rikers Island for thirty years, retiring from corrections in 2011. Fullard's initial interest in photography came from his focus on capturing bodies in motion. He started photographing athletes participating in various sports but switched to dance after seeing dance sequences in musicals. He saw the athleticism and emotion of dancers and wanted to capture those moments with photography.

Fullard worked mainly in studios with ballet, modern, and traditional dancers and dance companies. His work includes photographs of Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Balletfore, Eleo Pomare Dance Company, José Coronado, A. A. Gde Anom, and Lori Belilove. His photography has appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, Black Mask, Dance Magazine, Arabesque Magazine, and Industrial Photography, books, and exhibits.

As of 2023, Fullard is an Associate Professor at SUNY Empire State College teaching courses in psychology and the behavioral sciences.

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Bibliography

Library of Congress. "David Fullard: The Art of Photographing Dance." Filmed June 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9817/.

Union Institute and University. "Alumnus Donates 'The Art of Photographing Dance' Collection to Library of Congress." News, Alumni, Faculty and Staff, Students. Last modified December 5, 2022. https://myunion.edu/alumnus-donates-the-art-of-photographing-dance-collection-to-library-of-congress/.

Ancestry.com. David Fullard in New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965 [database online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Scope and arrangement

The David Fullard photographs, dating from the 1970s to 1981, encompass twenty-three black-and-white prints of modern dance companies and dancers. All of the prints were shot in studios with multiple lighting techniques. None of the prints are titled or annotated.

Twenty-one prints are matted and stamped on the back with the date, 1981, and Fullard's contact and copyright information. Some dancers depicted in the matted prints include John Juhl performing the "Junkie Solo" from Blues for the Jungle by choreographer Eleo Pomore; José Coronado dancing his piece Rose Wound; Lori Belilove performing her piece In the Spirit of Isadora; and Eiko (Otake) & Koma (Otake) in their work White Dance. Two prints are not matted and have no information on the back.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Twenty-one matted photographs donated by David Fullard in 1995. Two photographs donated by David Fullard at an unknown date.

Processing information

Processed by Amy Lau in 2023.

Using the collection

Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor