Martha Graham

1961

American, 1918 - 2006

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

78.39

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Order and Border", February 26, 2010 - August 28, 2011

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