<I>The Dancers</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 10, 1979; printed 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: David Gonzalez, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Signed by
content: David Gonzalez, American, born 1957
notes: label: Description
content: This is an inkjet print depicting a black and white image of a man and a woman dancing in a close embrace on the street to a salsa band out of view. Captured during a street fair, flag streamers are tied between buildings and flying overhead. The man is holding the woman’s right hand up near his ear with his left hand; his right arm is wrapped around the woman’s waist and is holding the woman’s black purse to her backside. The woman is wearing a short sleeved, knee length colored dress with white edges on the sleeves and neckline. She has small earrings, possibly a belt, a black purse, and black heeled shoes. The man is wearing a dark colored suit with a matching hat, presumably a flat cap, black shoes, a black shirt, a black belt, a watch in his left wrist, and possible a bow tie. The man’s coat, his left foot, the woman’s dress, and her left foot are in motion.
label: Description
content: On the recto are two handwritten inscriptions: [Dancers, Mott Haven] at bottom left and the signature of the photographer, David Gonzalez, at bottom right: [DG]. There are no inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Mott Haven, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Salsa (Music)
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.30
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © David Gonzalez
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 20 × 14 1/8 in. (50.8 × 35.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 24 × 17 in. (61 × 43.2 cm)