Displaying 1 of 1 1991 Format: Book Author: De Mille, Agnes. Title: Martha : the life and work of Martha Graham / by Agnes de Mille. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, ©1991. ©1991. Description: xviii, 509 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: While Martha Graham thought of herself primarily as a dancer, the relatively new field of modern dance forced her to choreograph as well. Her personal life, including her failed marriage to dancer, Eric Hawkins, centered around the world of dance. Subjects: Graham, Martha. Dancers -- United States -- Biography. Modern dance. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 474-475) and index. Contents: Enter the dancers -- Beginnings -- Ruthie Dennis -- Denishawn -- The pupil Martha -- First concert -- Forming techniques -- Neighborhood playhouse -- The group -- Rites of passage -- Sunday-night recitals -- The mysteries -- Personal life -- Bennington -- Frontier -- Erick and Martha -- Letter to the world -- The war -- Potent land -- Paris -- After Erick -- World tour -- Queen Bee -- Episodes -- Requiem -- Decrescendo -- Collapse -- Notebooks -- Phoenix -- The way. LCCN: 87036964 ISBN: 0394556437 9780394556437 Other Number: 17300253 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 13266 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Graham Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
