Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham - letter to the world

Barbara Morgan

American · 1900–1992 · Painter, Photographer

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of the photography magazine Aperture. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham - Letter to the World, 1940, Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s or 1960sMartha Graham - Letter to the WorldPhillips · $11,875≈ £9,341≈ €10,534Sign up to see
  2. Barbara Morgan, El Penitente,, Martha Graham PhotographsEl Penitente,Clarke Auction Gallery · $8,000≈ £5,216≈ €6,129Sign up to see
  3. Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham - Letter to the World (The Kick), 1940, Gelatin silver print, printed 1972Martha Graham - Letter to the World (The Kick)Phillips · $7,560≈ £6,133≈ €6,950Sign up to see

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Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of the photography magazine Aperture.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1900, BuffaloDied 1992, Sleepy HollowOccupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q4859173 ↗ULAN 500023840 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Barbara Brooks Johnson, Barbara Brooks Johnson Morgan, Barbara Brooks Morgan, Barbara Johnson, Barbara nee Brooks Johnson

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Barbara Morgan, Martha Graham - letter to the world
Martha Graham - letter to the world1940
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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