Martha Graham

© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
© Artist or Artist's Estate
Martha Graham
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Martha Graham

Datec. 1939
Artist (American painter, 1905-1967)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 3/8 × 23 1/4 in. (74.6 × 59.1 cm)
frame: 38 1/8 × 31 7/8 in. (96.8 × 81 cm)
Credit LineBequest of John L. Sexton, 1955
Object number1955-11
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextMeltsner is probably best known for his evocative paintings of Martha Graham, one of the founders of modern dance, and her troupe. By simplifying her face and figure into smooth planes, Meltsner conveys the classical grace and essential modernity of Graham's dancing.
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