The Lindy hop – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with The Lindy hop, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Lindy hop
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A 1936 lithograph titled *The Lindy Hop* captures a dance that had grown out of Harlem's ballrooms into national popularity by the mid-1930s. The lithograph was produced for the American Artists Group, a New York venture that made affordable editions of work by American artists during the Depression. Each impression is signed in pencil, and the edition was limited to 100. Its subject, African American social dance, places it within a period when Black dance styles from urban nightclubs were becoming mainstream entertainment, and the print is held by the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 40.5 x 29.3 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | 1915-1935" at the Figge Art Museum |
| Notes | Signed in pencil. Edition of 100. Created for American Artists Group. Purchase; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:007). Exhibited: Recent Acquisitions" Library of Congress |
| Subjects | Dance--1930-1940. African Americans--Dance--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,607 × 4,900 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif05983_TheLindyhop |
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