Letter to the World: The Life and Dances of Martha Graham.
Garfunkel, Trudy.
Place Published: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.:
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.,
Date Published: 1995.
Description: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). 92 pages with index. Black & white photo illustrated. The book is NEAR FINE with pencil mark on FFEP. The dust jacket is FINE. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor.. and other curious subjects. Dust jacket notes read: "This rich biography introduces readers to one of America's most inspirational and successful dancers and choreographers. Born in 1894 to an upstanding Pennsylvania family, Martha Graham dreamed of being a performer-a profession her parents neither recommended nor supported. But Graham did eventually win over her family, as well as the entire nation, with her passion and her persistence. After an apprenticeship with the Denishawn dance group, she went on to form her own company and to forge a new style of movement that challenged the limits of the dance spectrum while winning attention from critics and audiences worldwide. Her incredible physical strength and prolific creativity enabled her to perform until she was seventy-four years old and to continue choreographing until her death at the age of ninety-six. As a dancer, choreographer, company founder, and pioneer of modern dance, Martha Graham used her spirit and grace to redefine the cultural landscape of the twentieth century. Includes: 31 black & white photographs of the life and dances of Martha Graham; childhood stories from her life in Pennsylvania; profiles of dance legends such as Ruth St. Denis, Erick Hawkins, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor; details of more than 20 of the historical, mythological, and literary dances Graham choreographed and performed; description of Graham's unique principles of movement."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Back
Condition: Near Fine in Fine dj
ISBN: 0316304131
Book Id: 12163
Price: $12.50
