Angna Enters in Pavanna
Date1930
Artist
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 5 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (15.1 × 12.5 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 3/16 in. (23.8 × 18.3 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 3/16 in. (23.8 × 18.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-520
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextHelen Farr shared John Sloan's enthusiasm for the work of the noted mime and dancer Angna Enters. Both artists produced drawings and prints inspired by Enters' performances. Choreographed in 1929, Pavanna was based on the pavane as it was danced in Renaissance Spain.