Katherine Dunham

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts
gptkb:Albert_Schweitzer_Music_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1909-06-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Glen_Ellyn,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:child gptkb:Marie-Christine_Dunham_Pratt
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-05-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:African-American
gptkb:dance
anthropology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Katherine_Dunham_Dance_Company
gptkbp:genre gptkb:ballet
Afro-Caribbean dance
modern dance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Katherine Dunham
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alvin_Ailey
gptkb:Donald_McKayle
gptkb:Twyla_Tharp
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Dunham_Technique
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Touch_of_Innocence
gptkb:Dances_of_Haiti
gptkb:Katherine_Dunham_Dance_Company
gptkb:Tropics_and_Le_Jazz_Hot:_From_Haiti_to_Harlem
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:anthropologist
gptkb:dancer
gptkb:educator
author
choreographer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Albert_Millard_Dunham
gptkb:Fanny_June_Dunham
gptkbp:residence gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:signature Katherine Dunham signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_Pratt
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Katherine_Dunham:_A_Life_in_Dance
gptkb:Katherine_Dunham:_Dancing_a_Life
Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance in America
gptkbp:website https://kdcah.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4