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Judith Godwin
"Martha Graham - Lamentation", 1956
This painting was Godwin's homage to the great dancer Martha Graham. "I can see her gestures in everything I do," said the artist.
William Pène du Bois designed the cover of the very first issue of @ParisReview, Spring 1953
This Sergei Diaghilev Ballet russes performance at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in 1928 featured Apollon Musagète, choreographed by the 23 year old George Balanchine.
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Remembering Sergei Diaghilev on his birthday 🎂
🎨 Valentin Serov, 1904
"He was a master of spin with a sophisticated understanding of the nature of celebrity & power, a consummate networker, and he knew exactly how to manipulate the press."
- Luke Jennings
Today's #CapeDorsetGraphics post is "Silent Hunter" by Kananginak Pootoogook (1935 – 2010), from 2002
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Today's #CapeDorsetGraphics post is "Full Pouch" by Kakulu Saggiaktok (1940-2020), from 2002
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Remembering Kazimir Malevich on his birthday 🎂
Self-portrait, 1908-10
"He blew open the parameters of what a work of art can be and how it can function in its culture. And today we are still awed by and grappling with his achievements."
- Ann Goldstein
Today's #CapeDorsetGraphics post is "Owls Enveloped" by Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013), from 2004
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John Barrymore
Self-portrait, 1920
"It is easier to play a noble character on stage and leave the nobility with the clothes and the make-up in the dressing room than to be a nice person off the stage."