Dance: American Art, 1830 - 1960

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Dance: American Art 1830-1960 is a multimedia exhibition featuring more than 90 of America’s most spectacular works of art alongside filmic representations that explain and celebrate dance as central to American life and culture. Works are from the Detroit Institute of Arts and other leading American and international museums as well as from private collections. The exhibition includes 19th-century paintings that portray dances from America’s diverse communities, from the sacred dances of indigenous North Americans to Irish jigs and Spanish flamencos; paintings that show class distinctions, from the refined quadrille to a sidewalk tarantella; pastoral fantasies of expressive dances performed outdoors; paintings from the turn of the 20th century featuring international female superstars; works by Harlem Renaissance artists who challenged negative stereotypes and sought to create and sustain a vibrant cultural identity; and modern objects that demonstrate a fluid dialogue between visual artists, dancers, and choreographers.The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by an ADAA Foundation Curatorial Award and the Association of Art Museum Curators. Support for the catalogue has been provided by the Ida and Conrad Smith Fund.                  Image: Dances, Arthur Bowen Davies, 1914 or 1915, Oil on painting. Detroit Institute of Arts

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Dance: American Art, 1830 - 1960 Detroit Institute of Arts Main address: Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Avenue MI 48202 Detroit, United states Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Avenue MI 48202 Detroit, United states Dance: American Art 1830-1960 is a multimedia exhibition featuring more than 90 of America’s most spectacular works of art alongside filmic representations that explain and celebrate dance as central to American life and culture. Works are from the Detroit Institute of Arts and other leading American and international museums as well as from private collections. The exhibition includes 19th-century paintings that portray dances from America’s diverse communities, from the sacred dances of indigenous North Americans to Irish jigs and Spanish flamencos; paintings that show class distinctions, from the refined quadrille to a sidewalk tarantella; pastoral fantasies of expressive dances performed outdoors; paintings from the turn of the 20th century featuring international female superstars; works by Harlem Renaissance artists who challenged negative stereotypes and sought to create and sustain a vibrant cultural identity; and modern objects that demonstrate a fluid dialogue between visual artists, dancers, and choreographers.The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by an ADAA Foundation Curatorial Award and the Association of Art Museum Curators. Support for the catalogue has been provided by the Ida and Conrad Smith Fund.                  Image: Dances, Arthur Bowen Davies, 1914 or 1915, Oil on painting. Detroit Institute of Arts Book tickets