Born: 18 April 1897, United States
Died: 25 February 1989
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Anita Enters
The following is republished from the Library of Congress. This piece falls under under public domain, as copyright does not apply to “any work of the U.S. Government” where “a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties” (See, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 105).
Angna Enters, born in Milwaukee in 1897, was a dancer and pantomime artist. She worked in New York City, and also toured extensively for many years with her dance theater productions which she conceived and produced until her retirement in the 1960s. The Enters Collection consists of artwork relating to Enters. The collection includes depictions of Enters’ dances, a watercolor sketch, a lithograph entitled “Promenade,” a gouache of Enters’ mime “Vienna Provincial,” clay statuettes, three etchings by John Sloan depicting dances by Enters, and two portraits of Enters by photographer Man Ray.