Blood Memory: An Autobiography

Graham, Martha

ISBN 10: 0385265034 / ISBN 13: 9780385265034

Published by Doubleday, New York, 1991

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Minor fading about the jacket spine, front flap is price clipped, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'From her birth in 1894 to her death in 1991, [Martha Graham] remained an ardent and uncompromising individualist who sought nothing less than to map the mysterious landscape of the human soul. [This book is her] own account of her singular life and career, an unforgettable story that encompasses the AMerican century . . [The book] brims with striking portraits of the extraordinary artists and innovators Martha Graham has worked with an known: a young Louise Brooks, her fellow dancer at Denishawn; Helen Keller, whose friendship was an inspiration to both women; composer Aaron Copland and sculptor Isamu Noguchi, whose ongoing collaborations with Miss Graham produced landmark works; her illustrious students, including Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Woody Allen, and Madonna . . Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, many from Martha Graham's own collection, [this book] is a compellingly honest self-portrait of a daring and visionary artist whose dances touched the desires, fears and emotions common to us all - our blood memories.' Illustrated. 279 pages. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blood Memory: An Autobiography
• Publisher: Doubleday, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385265034
• ISBN 13: 9780385265034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The innovative choreographer describes her childhood, her days with the Denishawn Dance Company, her tragic marriage, her own company, and her work with such artists as Chaplin, Louise Brooks, Aaron Copland, and Margot Fonteyn