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Saxophone player under parachute canopy
Description
Male saxophone player, shot from below showing the parachute canopy over the stage in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography, Saxophone]
Title
Saxophone player under parachute canopy
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Male saxophone player, shot from below showing the parachute canopy over the stage in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography, Saxophone]
Title
CAA academy orchestra on a stage set.
Description
CAA orchestra performing on a stage set directed by Troy Robinson (back to audience); stage set is a living room; first row of audience; above and to the right of stage is visible; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
CAA academy orchestra on a stage set.
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. CAA orchestra performing on a stage set directed by Troy Robinson (back to audience); stage set is a living room; first row of audience; above and to the right of stage is visible; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Troy Robinson with saxophone player in foreground
Description
Orchestra leader Troy Robinson framed by a saxophone player in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Troy Robinson with saxophone player in foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Orchestra leader Troy Robinson framed by a saxophone player in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Woman trombone player
Description
Black woman playing the trombone in front of other musicians; black and white background; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Brass instruments, Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography, Women musicians, Black]
Title
Woman trombone player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Black woman playing the trombone in front of other musicians; black and white background; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Brass instruments, Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography, Women musicians, Black]
Title
Performance: three actors sitting in front of graffiti backdrop
Description
Three actors or dancers sitting on a stage against four spray painted graffiti panel backdrops; panels read ""god is the sun"" and ""fuck you""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance: three actors sitting in front of graffiti backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Three actors or dancers sitting on a stage against four spray painted graffiti panel backdrops; panels read ""god is the sun"" and ""fuck you""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with two actors and audience member silhouettes in foreground
Description
Play performance, person opening the door to another person; table and chairs on the left side in front of small cupboard; backdrop shows walls with the door, a picture and a shade covered window; three audience members heads silhouetted in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with two actors and audience member silhouettes in foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance, person opening the door to another person; table and chairs on the left side in front of small cupboard; backdrop shows walls with the door, a picture and a shade covered window; three audience members heads silhouetted in foreground; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: woman holding a man in a bed
Description
Play performance; distraught woman cradling a man wearing socks in foreground; small cupboard and table and chair in right background; refrigerator in left background; backdrop is an interior wall with pattern on the bottom, plain on top with one picture on it; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: woman holding a man in a bed
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance; distraught woman cradling a man wearing socks in foreground; small cupboard and table and chair in right background; refrigerator in left background; backdrop is an interior wall with pattern on the bottom, plain on top with one picture on it; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: man and woman talking to each other
Description
Play performance with a man and woman talking to each other; man, in profile, is dressed in boxer shorts and socks with his hands on his chest; woman is wearing a dress and carrying a purse; a bed is in the left foreground; a chair is behind the man against the wall backdrop which has wallpaper on the bottom half, an opening covered by a split curtain with two pictures on either side of the opening; a coat rack is in the right back corner; a portrait above a chair is on the right side of the setting; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: man and woman talking to each other
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Play performance with a man and woman talking to each other; man, in profile, is dressed in boxer shorts and socks with his hands on his chest; woman is wearing a dress and carrying a purse; a bed is in the left foreground; a chair is behind the man against the wall backdrop which has wallpaper on the bottom half, an opening covered by a split curtain with two pictures on either side of the opening; a coat rack is in the right back corner; a portrait above a chair is on the right side of the setting; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance with a man standing center stage and a woman in the background
Description
Performance with a male actor(or dancer) dressed in black standing barefoot center stage with hands clasped in front; small box at his feet; a chair is on the right, partially hidden by a wood panel in front, also a wooden panel at an angle above the chair; woman in black shorts and top is barefoot standing against the backdrop which is two panels covered in graffiti, one reading ""fuck fuck fuck""; collapsed bed on the right side floor; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Performance with a man standing center stage and a woman in the background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Performance with a male actor(or dancer) dressed in black standing barefoot center stage with hands clasped in front; small box at his feet; a chair is on the right, partially hidden by a wood panel in front, also a wooden panel at an angle above the chair; woman in black shorts and top is barefoot standing against the backdrop which is two panels covered in graffiti, one reading ""fuck fuck fuck""; collapsed bed on the right side floor; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti backdrop
Description
Performance with two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti paneled backdrop with a sheet bunched over their laps; chair in left foreground; panels read ""God is the sun"",""raphael"", ""fuck you"", ""pee wee""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance: two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Performance with two actors or dancers sitting against graffiti paneled backdrop with a sheet bunched over their laps; chair in left foreground; panels read ""God is the sun"",""raphael"", ""fuck you"", ""pee wee""; Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
Ruth Emerson standing next to Troy Robinson singing with CAA orchestra in background
Description
Ruth Emerson with an afro, wearing a dress, singing into a mic; she is standing facing the audience next to Troy Robinson who has his back to the audience conducting the CAA orchestra, which is partially shown in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), African American women singers, Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Singers, Stage photography, Women singers]
Title
Ruth Emerson standing next to Troy Robinson singing with CAA orchestra in background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Ruth Emerson with an afro, wearing a dress, singing into a mic; she is standing facing the audience next to Troy Robinson who has his back to the audience conducting the CAA orchestra, which is partially shown in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), African American women singers, Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Singers, Stage photography, Women singers]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
Conga Player
Description
Close up of African America male conga drum player with the hands of another musician in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Drum, Face, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Conga Player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Close up of African America male conga drum player with the hands of another musician in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Drum, Face, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
Title
Ruth Waddy speaking into a microphone
Description
Ruth Waddy, an author and artist, speaking into a microphone at a conference in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American artists, African American women artists, Artists, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Public speaking, Stage photography]
Title
Ruth Waddy speaking into a microphone
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Ruth Waddy, an author and artist, speaking into a microphone at a conference in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American artists, African American women artists, Artists, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Public speaking, Stage photography]
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Sax player
Description
African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Sax player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
Title
Young girls dancing on a stage
Description
Nine young African American girls dancing on a stage with two adult dancers; drum set in foreground below the stage and another set in the background partially off camera to the right; drapery backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Stage photography]
Title
Young girls dancing on a stage
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Nine young African American girls dancing on a stage with two adult dancers; drum set in foreground below the stage and another set in the background partially off camera to the right; drapery backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Stage photography]
Title
Dancers on stage with fists raised
Description
Seven women with raised fists dancing on a stage wearing black leotards with African print material draped around their hips and falling in front to the floor; three men in the background, one playing African drum; drum set in foreground below the stage and a drum set in the background partially off camera to the right; curtain backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Black power--United States, Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Percussion instruments, Stage photography]
Title
Dancers on stage with fists raised
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Seven women with raised fists dancing on a stage wearing black leotards with African print material draped around their hips and falling in front to the floor; three men in the background, one playing African drum; drum set in foreground below the stage and a drum set in the background partially off camera to the right; curtain backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Black power--United States, Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Percussion instruments, Stage photography]
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play: "" Man's best friend""
Description
Scene from the play ""Man's best friend"; Man staring at the floor with two women on either side of him.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
Play: "" Man's best friend""
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Scene from the play ""Man's best friend"; Man staring at the floor with two women on either side of him.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
Title
CAA orchestra on a round stage - side view
Description
Side view of the CAA orchestra performing on a round stage underneath a circle of stage lights; Troy Robinson conducting
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
Title
CAA orchestra on a round stage - side view
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Side view of the CAA orchestra performing on a round stage underneath a circle of stage lights; Troy Robinson conducting
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Stage photography]
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