Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
Maya Angelou, 1956
Estate Edition archival pigment print
40 x 30 in. unframed
CS026
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ALBUM / IMAGE | Ye Little Club, Beverly Hills, California 1956 ARTIST CONTEXT Before becoming internationally celebrated as a poet, memoirist, and civil rights figure, Maya Angelou performed as a...
ALBUM / IMAGE | Ye Little Club, Beverly Hills, California 1956
ARTIST CONTEXT
Before becoming internationally celebrated as a poet, memoirist, and civil rights figure, Maya Angelou
performed as a singer and dancer. In the mid-1950s she appeared in clubs during the national calypso
boom, bringing theatrical intelligence and cultural depth to the stage.
CHUCK STEWART / PHOTOGRAPH CONTEXT
Chuck Stewart photographed Angelou dancing to calypso as the style surged in popularity following Harry
Belafonte’s success with Calypso.
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