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Denishawn Dancers · 1918

Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. University of Washington: Special Collections / J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (SAYRE id. 10947)
Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. University of Washington: Special Collections / J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (SAYRE id. 10947)
Putnam & Valentine ~ Denishawn Dancers, 1918. | src J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs (DETAIL)

The Denishawn School of Dance

Nickolas Muray :: In the summer of 1916 Martha Graham began her dance studies at The Denishawn School of Dance and Related Arts in Los Angeles. In the photograph Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis sit atop the rock. Martha is seated second from the right. (late 1910s-early 1920s). | src Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance