- Collection:
- Community Art in Atlanta, 1977-1987: Jim Alexander's Photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center from the Auburn Avenue Research Library
- Title:
- Olio
- Creator:
- Alexander, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1978-04
- Subject:
- Community arts projects--Georgia--Atlanta
African American theater--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African American actors--Georgia--Atlanta
African American dancers--Georgia--Atlanta
Neighborhood Arts Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Mechanicsville (Atlanta, Ga.)
Proposition Theater Company (Atlanta, Ga.)--Performances
Dallas, Walter. Olio--Performances - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Mechanicsville, 33.739, -84.39854 - Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
image/x-mrsid - Description:
- "Members of the Proposition Theatre production of 'Olio' in the NAC multipurpose room prior to its renovation."--from Jim Alexander's annotations.
A boy stands among brightly dressed women dancers and shirtless male dancers wearing black pants and white gloves during a performance of "Olio" by the Proposition Theatre Company, the Neighborhood Art Center's house theater troupe. Proposition Theatre presented the show April 13-15, 1978 in the Neighborhood Arts Center's multipurpose room. Director and playwright Walter Dallas ran the Proposition Theatre Company before pursuing successful careers as an off-Broadway director, tenured professor of drama, screenwriter, and artistic director.
Title provided by Jim Alexander. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/aarl_anac_janac19
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/aarl_anac_janac19#item
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by Jim Alexander.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Olio. Neighborhood Arts Center photographs series. Jim Alexander collection. Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : col. ; 31 x 24 cm.
- Original Collection:
- Neighborhood Arts Center photographs series. Jim Alexander collection. Archives Division, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System.
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
