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Danse des noirs sur la place du gouvernement
- Title
- Danse des noirs sur la place du gouvernement [graphic] / lithog. A. Roussin.
- Author
- Roussin, Antoine, 1819-1894.
- Publication
- [186-?]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Use in library | *MGZFD Rou A Dan 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- 1 print : lithograph, b&w; image 15 x 24 cm., on sheet 23 x 30 cm.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Prints – 19th century.
- Note
- Caption beneath image: le 20 Décembre 1848. Abolition de l'esclavage.
- Image depicts crowds of people (black and white) gathered together, engaged in dance and celebration, on a field near a government building on the island of Réunion. Revellers play instruments and gather in circles to dance to celebrate the abolition of slavery. A harbor containing several masted ships can be viewed in the background.
- On recto, center: Album de la Réunion. Lower right, beneath image: Ile de la Réunion.
- Possibly from Album de l'île de la Réunion : recueil de dessins par A. Roussin, accompagné d'un texte historique et descriptif par une société de savants et de gens de lettres.
- Call Number
- *MGZFD Rou A Dan 2
- OCLC
- 228069015
- Author
- Roussin, Antoine, 1819-1894.
- Title
- Danse des noirs sur la place du gouvernement [graphic] / lithog. A. Roussin.
- Imprint
- [186-?]
- Local Note
- This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.
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- Added Author
- Cournand, Gilberte. Former owner
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFD Rou A Dan 2