Ruth St. Denis, circa 1920s Nickolas Muray :: Dancer and choreographer Ruth St. Denis circa 1920s. Martha Graham began her dance studies at Denishawn in 1916, at the age of twenty-two. | src Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
Martha Graham, ca. 1925-1926 Richard Burke :: Photograph of Martha Graham, ca. 1925-1926. © Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance | src online exhibit | related post
Dancer Marga Bach, ca. 1930 Grete Kolliner (1892–1933) :: The dancer Marga Bach, Vienna, ca. 1930. | src OstLicht 22nd photo-auction and Getty Images
La danseuse Nérys, 1926 G. et L. Manuel Frères :: La danseuse Nérys. Paris-plaisirs: revue mensuelle esthétique et humoristique, nº 44, février 1926. | src BnF ~ Gallica
Tänzerin Yvette Darnys Reuben Sobol :: Monna Vanna. Die bekannte Tänzerin Yvette Darnys. Published in Das Leben, Januar 1927 issue. | src Deutschen Forschungsbemeinschaft
Paris-plaisirs, avril 1926 (cover) Magazine cover. Photo by Reuben Sobol. Paris-plaisirs: revue mensuelle esthétique et humoristique, nº 46, avril 1926. | src BnF ~ Gallica
Martha Graham in Xochitl, 1920 Nickolas Muray :: Martha Graham in Xochitl (1920). Ted Shawn choreographed this piece, about an Indian Princess, on Graham in which she danced the title role of Xochitl. Shawn played the role of Emperor Tepancaltzin. Xochitl premiered in Long Beach, California in June 1920. © Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance | src online exhibit
Martha Graham, ca. 1926 Soichi Sunami :: Martha Graham, ca. 1926. © Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance | src online exhibit “To me what I am doing is natural. It fits me as my skin fits me.” – Martha Graham (quoted from source)
Martha Graham, 1925-1926 Richard Burke :: Photograph of Martha Graham, ca. 1925-1926. © Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance | src online exhibit
Mystical Women Dancing, 1920s Harry Richardson Cremer :: Mystical Women Dancing, 1920s. Blue Cyanotype | src eBay Harry Richardson Cremer :: Mystical Women Dancing, 1920s. Cyanotype | src eBay Harry Richardson Cremer :: Mystical Women Dancing, 1920s. Cyanotype | Detail