MEL A. TOMLINSON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 1979 - HFSID 224578
Sale Price $90.00
Reg. $100.00
MEL A. TOMLINSON
B/w bust photo of a bare-chested and bare-shouldered Mel A. Tomlinson, signed with his
"Best Wishes Forever"
Photograph signed "Best Wishes Forever/Mel A. Tomlinson/'79". B/w, 10x7¾. American
dancer Tomlinson (1954-2019) was known for his powerful build, incredible flexibility
and clear and precise style. He danced with a number of companies as principal dancer or
soloist in the 1970s, including the Dance Theatre of Harlem (1974-1976 and 1978-1981) and
the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (1976-1978) before joining the New York City
Ballet (1981-1987) as that company's only black dancer. Notable appearances during this
time include a turn as the snake in Arthur Mitchell's Manifestations (1975) and a revival of
Lar Lubovitch's The Time Before the Time After (After the Time Before). Since then, he's
been a dancer and master teacher in the Boston Ballet's CITYDANCE program, which brings
classical dance performances to Boston schoolchildren. Lightly soiled, cracked, creased and
bowed. Light scratches (not visible head-on) and scuff marks on image. Lightly creased corners
with rounded bottom left corner. Paper loss on verso (no show-through). Otherwise in fine
condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.
