Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances
Overview
Photographs of the dancers and performances of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1987
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1968-1987
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)This collection contains photographs from a range of performances by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. There are also portrait photographs of Merce Cunningham, Carolyn Brown and Douglas Dunn: one program from a Wellesley College performance, and publicity photographs for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival of 1987.
Biographical / Historical
Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was an innovative modern dancer, choreographer, and dance company founder. Following two years of formal training and work with the dance company of Martha Graham, Cunningham started his own company in 1953 to experiment with concepts in modern dance.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by performance title. Miscellaneous materials are found at the end of the series.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Cunningham Dance Foundation through the generousity of David Vaughan; received: 1978 March 8.
Processing Information
Processed by: Diana Haynes with the assistance of Jennifer Lyons.
- Title
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Merce Cunningham Dance Company photographs of dancers and performances, 1956-1987: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02060
Repository Details
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