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Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1900-07-08 - 1992-08-17

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Barbara Morgan dance photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1021
Scope and Contents The Barbara Morgan dance photographs comprise 36 photographs taken by Barbara Morgan (1900-1992), an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. The prints in the collection show well-known dancers and choreographers in various poses and performances, including Valerie Bettis, Si-Lan Chen, Merce Cunningham, Asadata Dafora, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Pearl Primus, and others. Morgan originally took these photographs between 1935 and...
Dates: 1935 - 1945; Printed late 1930s through 1980s