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Martha Graham. Lamentation, 1935. (Oblique) About this image

DANCE: MODERN

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  • Aaron Coplandonline collection iconfinding aid iconAaron Copland Collection
    Music manuscripts and papers of one of America's most famous composers.

  • image available soonAlan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman Collection
    The working papers of two writers on the performing arts in America.

  • image available soonfinding aid iconFranziska Boas Collection
    The papers of an important American choreographer, dancer, teacher, and social activist.

  • image available soonHerta Moselsio Collection
    Photographs of modern dancer Martha Graham.

  • image available soonJohn Herbert McDowell Collection
    Music and papers of a composer noted for contemporary dance scores.

  • Katherine Dunhamonline collection iconfinding aid iconKatherine Dunham Collection
    The Katherine Dunham Collection, the audio-visual archive of Miss Dunham's fieldwork, choreography, and performance.

  • image available soonfinding aid iconLester Horton Dance Theater Collection
    The papers of one of the founders of American Modern Dance.

  • image available soonRuth Page Collection
    Correspondence and other papers relating to the American dancer and choreographer.

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