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Five views of Eva Jessye in costume. Jessye, a Coffeyville native, was the first choral director of stage shows such as Porgy and Bess, and of the first black musical motion picture Hallelujah. As founder of the Eva Jessye Choir, she became the female dean of black music in America.
Date: Between 1940 and 1950
Item Number: 210746
Call Number: B Jessye, Eva *3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210746
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Entertainers
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Literature - Poetry
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Concerts - Concerts and performances
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical groups - Choirs - Church
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical styles - Gospel
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musicians - Composers
Date - 1940s
Date - 1950s
Home and Family - Clothing - Costumes
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
People - Notable Kansans - Jessye, Eva
Type of Material - Photographs
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