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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialMartha Graham collection, 1896-2003 Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher and company director. The Martha Graham Collection is comprised of materials that document her career and trace the history of the development of her company, Martha Graham Dance Company, which became the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, and school, Martha Graham School, later to be called the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.
- Contributor: Graham, Martha - El-Dabh, Halim - Riegger, Wallingford - Horst, Louis - Barber, Samuel - Weissberger, L. Arnold - Lester, Eugene - Menotti, Gian Carlo - Schuman, William - Karan, Donna ... Graham, Martha - El-Dabh, Halim - Riegger, Wallingford - Horst, Louis - Barber, Samuel - Weissberger, L. Arnold - Lester, Eugene - Menotti, Gian Carlo - Schuman, William - Karan, Donna - Noguchi, Isamu - Rosenthal, Jean - Tipton, Jennifer - Dello Joio, Norman - Skelton, Thomas R. - Hovhaness, Alan - Hindemith, Paul - Emmons, Beverly - Ter-Arutunian, Rouben - Copland, Aaron - Starer, Robert
- Date: 1896
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CollectionMartha Graham at the Library of Congress (clockwise from top left) The Dance: Washington Festival [review]; "Graham Presents Copland's Ballet" [clipping] by Oscar Thompson; A unique dance by Martha Graham [clipping], 1926; [Tangara], photograph of Martha Graham. Dancer, choreographer, and company director Martha Graham (1894-1991) is considered one of the pioneering founders of American modern dance. In a career spanning over seven decades, Graham developed her own innovative technique and produced...
- Contributor: Barber, Samuel - Riegger, Wallingford - Noguchi, Isamu - Hovhaness, Alan - Emmons, Beverly - Starer, Robert - Horst, Louis - Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance - Graham (Martha) Collection (Library of Congress) - Karan, Donna ... Barber, Samuel - Riegger, Wallingford - Noguchi, Isamu - Hovhaness, Alan - Emmons, Beverly - Starer, Robert - Horst, Louis - Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance - Graham (Martha) Collection (Library of Congress) - Karan, Donna - Tipton, Jennifer - Copland, Aaron - Graham, Martha - El-Dabh, Halim - Lester, Eugene - Weissberger, L. Arnold - Ter-Arutunian, Rouben - Dello Joio, Norman - Hindemith, Paul - Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance - Schuman, William - Martha Graham Dance Company - Rosenthal, Jean - Menotti, Gian Carlo - Skelton, Thomas R.
- Date: 1896
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