Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Martha Graham Pictures

Martha Graham May 11, 1894 — April 1, 1991 was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Stravinsky had on music, Picasso had on the visual arts, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture.

She danced and choreographed for over seventy years. Martha Graham was the first dancer ever to perform at The White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the USA: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown. She said, "I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It's permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable."

Martha Graham Pictures

Martha Graham Pictures
Martha Graham Pictures

Martha Graham PicturesMartha Graham Pictures
Martha Graham Pictures

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Martha Graham Pictures

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