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MERCE CUNNINGHAM [ca. 1960s-80s] Photo archive

$750.00

New York: [ca. 1960s-1980s]. Set of seven vintage original 10 x 8″ (25 x 20 cm) black-and-white print still photos. Six have photographer credit on verso, one is double weight.`Overall near fine.

Mercier Philip “Merce” Cunningham (1919-2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage (his romantic partner and frequent artistic collaborator), David Tudor, Brian Eno, and graphic artists Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and Jasper Johns; and fashion designer Rei Kawakubo. Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance. As a choreographer, teacher and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance. Many dancers who trained with him formed their own companies. (Wikipedia)

Included are:

  • Photo of him executing a massive leap;
  • Photo of him with two other dancers in his 1970 dance “Signals”;
  • Photo of him with three dancers in the 1972 piece “TV Rerun”.

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