Martha Graham – Letter to the world
(1940)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
38.9 × 48.2 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2024
© The Barbara Morgan Estate
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Barbara Morgan met the pioneering American choreographer and dancer Martha Graham in 1935, and their working relationship lasted over many years. Graham later reflected in 1980: ‘It is rare that even an inspired photographer possesses the demonic eye which can capture the instant of dance and transform it into timeless gesture. In Barbara Morgan I found that person. In looking at these photographs today, I feel, as I felt when I first saw them, privileged to have been a part of this collaboration. For to me, Barbara Morgan through her art reveals the inner landscape that is a dancer’s world.’
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.l.: Martha Graham – Letter to the World
inscribed in pencil on support l.r.: Barbara Morgan
Accession Number
2024.27
Department
International Photography