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Profile Information
- First Name
- Katherine
- Last Name:
- Dunham
- Zip Code:
- 62901
- I am an:
- Artist, Art Supporter
- If an artist/art student, my primary medium or mixed media is:
- Performance Art
- About Me:
- "Legendary dancer, choreographer and anthropologist, Katherine Dunham was born on June 22,1909 in Chicago, to an African American father and a French Canadian mother. She sang in her local Methodist Church in Joliet; but for a financial crisis at her church, she might never have sung anything but gospel songs. At age eight, she amazed and scandalized the elders of her church by doing a performance of decidedly non-religious songs at a cabaret party, in order to raise money. She never thought about a career in dance. Instead, she consented to her family's wish that she become a teacher and followed her brother, Albert Dunham Jr. to the University of Chicago, where she became one of the first African American women to attend this University and earned bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees in anthropology." (www.kdcah.com)
- Website:
- http://www.kdcah.com
Art Openings This Week
Art openings from Friday, March 12, to Thursday, March 18, 2010.
"All Hands on Deck" at Regional Arts Commission.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm
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"Articles of Dress" at Craft Alliance.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm.
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Group print show at Atrium Gallery.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm.
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"Boys vs. Girls" at Fort Gondo.
Saturday, 5 to 9 pm.
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"Revolution Craft Show" at Artists' Guild.
Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm.
Click here for more info.
"All Hands on Deck" at Regional Arts Commission.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm
Click here for more info.
"Articles of Dress" at Craft Alliance.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm.
Click here for more info.
Group print show at Atrium Gallery.
Friday, 6 to 8 pm.
Click here for more info.
"Boys vs. Girls" at Fort Gondo.
Saturday, 5 to 9 pm.
Click here for more info.
"Revolution Craft Show" at Artists' Guild.
Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm.
Click here for more info.
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