[Illus. music cover showing the Virginia Minstrels performing: "Ethiopian quadrilles"]

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Dance in Art

[Illus. music cover showing the Virginia Minstrels performing: "Ethiopian quadrilles"]

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Prints & Photographs
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[Illus. music cover showing the Virginia Minstrels performing: "Ethiopian quadrilles"] is a public-domain artwork in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.

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