Chroma Diverse

ChromaDiverse will preserve, digitize, and make available to the public Margaret Elizabeth “Marbeth” Schnare’s photographs of Dance Theatre of Harlem. Staff will inventory, transport, digitize, and rehouse the collection, which includes 6,000 photographs in print and 35mm negative formats, as well as approximately 100 documents. The project will involve the development of a curated website, along with the creation and implementation of a marketing strategy to showcase the collection to audiences online. Once preserved and made accessible, the collection will be a resource for general audiences and scholars interested in Dance Theatre of Harlem, classical ballet, African American history, and the cultural life of Harlem and New York City.