Photo-Attractions : An Indian Dancer, an American Photographer, and a German Camera

Photo-Attractions : An Indian Dancer, an American Photographer, and a German Camera / Ajay Sinha.

In Spring 1938, an Indian dancer named Ram Gopal and an American writer-photographer named Carl Van Vechten came together for a photoshoot in New York City. Ram Gopal was a pioneer of classical Indian dance and Van Vechten was reputed as a prominent white patron of the African-American movement call...

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Main Author: Sinha, Ajay (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Dancers > India > Portraits.
Harlem Renaissance.
Photographers > United States.
Portrait photography.
Photography / General.
Dancers
Harlem Renaissance
Photographers
Portrait photography
India
United States
Electronic books.
Portraits
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prelude
  • Chapter 1. The Photo Studio
  • Chapter 2. The Dancer
  • Chapter 3. The Photographer
  • Chapter 4. The Camera
  • Chapter 5. Photo-Dance
  • Chapter 6. Afterimages
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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