Harlem Street Dancers

Harlem Street Dancers — Elizabeth Olds. 1939.

Medium: woodcut. Dimensions: Sheet: 30.9 x 46.4 cm (12 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.); Image: 25.3 x 35.4 cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.).

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Do you hear the music? The swoop of these dancing feet sets the beat in this snapshot of city life. Elizabeth Olds wrote, "Harlem was a bevy of activity in the afternoons and evenings," filled with singing and dancing New Yorkers. Some of the era's leading authors, choreographers, and intellectuals lived in this neighborhood during the 1920s and '30s.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.