Martha Graham
1961
Martha Graham stands in front of a wall that reminds us who she is and what she accomplished in her life. The bottom horizontal line is a practice bar in a rehearsal room, where Ms. Graham presided as a dancer and choreographer. She anchors the photograph with a flaring gown, underlining her reputation as an innovator of sweeping, earthbound movements. Details of this type were a signature of Arnold Newman's "environmental portraiture," where his subjects' homes or work settings replaced studio backdrops.
Gelatin silver print
8 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (20.9 x 33.6 cm)
Purchased with funds from the Seattle Foundation and with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts
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