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Valerie Bettis’ “Leap”

Barbara Morgan :: Valerie Bettis, "Leap" [A woman leaping and twisting in the air, her feet and skirt visible], 1935-1945. src The J. Paul Getty Museum
Barbara Morgan :: Valerie Bettis, “Leap” [A woman leaping and twisting in the air, her feet and skirt visible], 1935-1945.
src The J. Paul Getty Museum
Barbara Morgan :: Valerie Bettis, "Leap" [A woman leaping and twisting in the air, her feet and skirt visible], 1935-1945. src The J. Paul Getty Museum
Barbara Morgan :: Valerie Bettis, “Leap” [A woman leaping and twisting in the air, her feet and skirt visible], 1935-1945.
src The J. Paul Getty Museum

Desperate Heart, 1944

Barbara Morgan :: Dancer Valerie Bettis in Desperate Heart, 1944 (printed ca. 1982). | src akron art museum

The dancer Valerie Bettis in Desperate Heart, 1944 (printed ca. 1982) by Barbara Morgan. This image of modern dancer and choreographer Valerie Bettis performing her signature work approaches abstraction. Her body is almost completely obscured by the cascading fabric of her skirt. | akron art museum