In 1930, dancer and choreographer Martha Graham proclaimed the arrival of "dance as an art of and from America." Dancers such as Doris Humphrey, Ted Shawn, Katherine Dunham, and Helen Tamiris joined G
From its Broadway debut to the Oscar-winning film to countless amateur productions,West Side Story is nothing less than an American touchstone—an updating of Shakespeare located in a vividly realized,
The Julius Rosenwald Fund has been largely ignored in the literature of both art history and African American studies, despite its unique focus, intensity, and commitment. Spertus Museum in Chicago ha
