Martha Graham, American Document ("Puritan Love Duet" with Erick Hawkins)

1938

Barbara Morgan

Associated Names
Barbara Morgan

Artist, American, 1900 - 1992

The image shows two people engaged in a dance pose. The woman is kneeling, with her arm raised above her head and her body curving gracefully. Her face shows closed eyes and a defined jawline, with long hair slicked back. She wears a flowing light-colored dress with long sleeves. The man, mostly visible from the back and side, wears a dark outfit. He is positioned close to the woman, with one arm flexed. The background is dark, emphasizing the dramatic lighting on the dancers.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 33.8 × 27.2 cm (13 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 36.8 cm (17 15/16 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martha Graham, New York. Michael Mattis, New York; (Alan Klotz Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Barbara Morgan; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Martha Graham and Eric [sic] Hawkins - American Document; by Martha Graham, lower center in black ink: For / Mrs. Dillingham / with my love / Martha Graham

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