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Motion studies of woman dancing [Isadora Duncan]
Motion studies of woman dancing [Isadora Duncan]

Motion studies of woman dancing [Isadora Duncan]

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Object Details

Title:
Motion studies of woman dancing [Isadora Duncan]
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
8 x 6 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[bottom left in graphite]: Isadora DuncanOakley made several studies of dancer Isadora Duncan. Oakley first saw her perform in 1912.

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