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A DANCER'S BY RUSSELL FREEDM LIFE $18.00 artha Graham, the American dancer, teacher, and choreo- grapher, revolutionized the world of modern dance. An electrifying perfor- mer and a major artist of the twentieth century, she possessed a great gift for revealing emotion through the dances she created, expressing beliefs and telling stories in a way utterly new to the world ofdance. Newbery Medalist Russell Freed- man documents Martha Graham's life from her birth in Pittsburgh in 1894 to her final dance performance at the age ofseventy-five and her continued career as a choreographer until her death in 1991- Graham's own recollections as well as those of her dancers, students, close friends, and lovers reveal her unwavering dedication to her art despite the difficult choices it presented. Although Martha Graham had many critics, her extraordinary sense of artistry and the intensity of her pres- ence left an impression on all who saw her perform. A stunning collection of photo- graphs, many not widely reproduced, complements this rare look at the life of a great American artist. Front jacket photographs: Top left and right: Barbara Morgan; Morgan Press, courtesy of Lloyd Morgan. Bottom left: Dance Collection, theNewYork Public Libraryforthe Performing Arts, Asior, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Bottom right: SonIn Sunami. Dance Collection, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundation!; courtesy nt Rciko Kopelton. Back jacket photograph: N ' ' Miiray; DanteCollection,theNewYork Public Libraryfol Arts, Astor, Lenox,andTilden lociml.iturns Jackii design:Sylvia Frezzolin 0498 EOOEflBUBOIUJBRARY 3 1111 01714 0409 DATE DUE 7^ m hLbl! WpK.aBffml FEB 2 7 2001 My 1 9 aoi MAR 1 2002 HPR"07 2002" DEC 2 6 2002 FEB 2 6 2003 ;EE-L3_2QQ3 EB 1 2 2005 BrodartCo. Cat.#55 137001 PrintedinUSA martha (Graham DANCER'S A LIFE MARTHA RAHAM DANCER'S A LIFE FREEDMAN BY RUSSELL CLARION BOOKS NEW YORK — — CLARION BOOKS a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 Copyright © 1998 by Russell Freedman Text is 12.5/17-point Garamond # 3. Book design by Sylvia Frezzolini Severance. All rights reserved. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003. Printed in the USA LIBRARYOFCONGRESSCATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATIONDATA Freedman, Russell. Martha Graham: a dancer's life / by Russell Freedman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index. Summary: a photobiography ofthe American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world ofmodern dance. ISBN 0-395-74655-8 1. Graham,—Martha—Juvenile literature. 2. Women—dancers—Unit—ed States Biography Juvenile lirerature. 3. Choreographers United States Biography — Juvenile literature. 4. Modern dance Juvenile literature. [—1. Graham, Martha. 2. Dancers. 3- Choreographers. 4. Modern dance. 5. Women Biography.] I. Title. GV1785.G7F474 1998 792.8'028'092—dc21 [B] 97-15832 CIP AC 987654321 CRW 10 Frontis: Martha Graham in Frontier, 1935. Photograph by Barbara Morgan. For Carolyn Who understands a dancer's life And for Maya and Deanna, who understand Carolyn

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Martha Graham, the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer, revolutionized the world of modern dance. She possessed a great gift for revealing emotion through dance, expressing beliefs and telling stories in an utterly new way. Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman documents Martha Graham's life fro
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