Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs [Hardcover]

Barbara Morgan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 164 pages
• Publisher: Morgan & Morgan; Revised edition (December 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871001764
• ISBN-13: 978-0871001764
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Amazing Woman together..., August 8, 2000

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Sebastien Sabatier Curial (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs (Hardcover)

Barbara Morgan, did a wonderful work with Martha Graham, she captured the essence of the movement, she took so many pictures of the early works, such as Frontier, Lamentation, Primitive Mysteries, that you are able to feel what the piece is about, also the size of the pictures in the book, gives even more credits to the Author. Graham Classics, Satyric Festival Song, and Deep Song, have been reconstructed with the help of Barbara Morgan pictures, in the late 80's, even Martha agreed that the actuals versions of the pieces are close to what she did... This is a book to have in your Library if you are a Friend of the Art, enjoy your new book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing book!, March 1, 2002

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Andrew Olivo Parodi (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs (Hardcover)

I had the honor of studying on scholarship at the Martha Graham School in the summer of 1994. I was given this scholarship by Diane Gray, the director of the school and a woman who was given many of Martha's roles after Martha could no longer dance them. It was such an honor to train in that school knowing it had been founded by such a genius as Martha Graham.

This book itself is, in my opinion, the best record of Martha's art. This is a legendary and important work for the dance world. "The Kick," which is featured on the cover of this book, is perhaps the most "iconographic" picture in dance history. This book even includes pictures of Martha with her then-husband Erick Hawkins, as well as with future Modern Dance legend and innovator Merce Cunningham, in a dance Martha created called, "Every Soul is a Circus." This dance was one of Martha's few forays into comedy.

Martha was a genius who changed dance forever. And this book helps to insure that her legacy will continue.
If you can afford it... and you are an admirer of Martha Graham, I would recommend getting this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Photos of Beauties, December 13, 2010

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My granddaughter who's in modern dance absolutely loved this book, and so did her parents. So glad I found it. Would definitely use this seller again.