Martha Graham Books Details,Reviews,and Price Information

MARTHA GRAHAM - Biography - By Don McDonagh - Hardback Book - ISBN: 0715367161

Contains 32 pages of b/w photographs.

BOOK SPECIFICATION

PUBLISHER: DAVID & CHARLES
PUBLISHED: 1973
SIZE: 240MM X 160MM
PAGES: 341
HARDBACK
CONDITION: VERY GOOD IN VG SLIGHTLY FADED D.J.
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PRICE: £17.00

Martha Graham: Founder of Modern Dance (Book Report Biography) 

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Editorial Reviews

Gr. 6^-9. Part of the Book Report Biographies series, this small volume in no way compares with Freedman's dazzling Martha Graham , either in writing style or in design (the photos here are small and grainy) or even in price (the Freedman volume is four dollars cheaper). However, Freedman's is a more sophisticated book with adult appeal, and this one is aimed at a middle-grade audience. The facts are accurate, and the style is lively, especially when the authors quote liberally from Graham herself. Chronology; note on sources; list of books and Internet resources for further information. Hazel Rochman

Product Description

A biography of the dancer, choreographer, and teacher who s generally considered to be one of America's greatest pioneers of modern dance.

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 9-12 Library Binding: 128 pages Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0531114422 ISBN-13: 978-0531114421 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces Average Customer Review:  Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #903,049 in Books

Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life [Hardcover]

Russell Freedman (Author)

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$14.25 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Product Details Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Clarion Books; First Edition edition (April 20, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780395746554 ISBN-13: 978-0395746554 ASIN: 0395746558 Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds  Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,278 in Books . Martha Graham: The Evolution of Her Dance Theory and Training [Paperback] Marian Horosko (Author) List Price: $24.95 Price: $16.47 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $2 Review "An excellent reflection on this great innovator of modern dance." -- Dance Expression, January 2003 "The dance theories recorded by Horosko are sure to remain the solid foundation of classic modern dance." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "The first we know of in the countless tomes published about Graham that contains a syllabus of Graham movements....invaluable." -- Back Stage, August 2002 The only book in print with a syllabus of her movements (including advanced work). -- Dancer, July 2005. Product Details Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: University Press of Florida; 1st edition (June 30, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813024730 ISBN-13: 978-0813024738 Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds  Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #59,587 in Books . Martha Graham - An American Original in Performance (2002) Robert Cohan (Actor), Martha Graham (Actor) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD List Price: $19.99 Price: $17.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Product Details Actors: Robert Cohan, Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.  Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Kultur Video DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002 Run Time: 93 minutes Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews ASIN: B00006G8HJ Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #28,419 in Movies & TV Product Description A true pioneer in the world of dance, Martha Graham became an American legend. She was a fearless explorer and a passionate artist, and she exemplified the American spirit in it's truest form. The program is in three parts. In a Dancer's World, Miss Graham and her company demonstrate the challenge and beauty of expression through movement. Developed during her European and Oriental tours, the format of the film - "exercises de style," as the French call it - takes us into her dressing room, the studio, and the spirit of dance itself. Directed and filmed by Peter Glushanok. (Filmed in 1957) Night Journey is Martha Graham's retelling of the legend of Oedipus, danced by Miss Graham as Jocasta, Paul Taylor as Tiresais, and Bertram Ross as Oedipus. This work has a score by William Schumann and set design by Isamu Noguchi, the internationally renowned sculptor and designer. "This film contains the essence of Graham and is among the two or three successful dance films ever made" (Clive Barnes). Directed by Alexander Hammid. (Filmed in 1961) Appalachian Spring is an American folk tale of a young pioneer, his bride, and a wandering revivalist preacher with a band of followers. The dance tells of the couple's wedding, the building of their home, the preacher's dire sermon, and the woman's gentle blessing as the couple begins a life in the wilderness. The Pulitzer Prize-winning score was composed by Aaron Copeland, and the sets were designed by Isamu Noguchi. Directed and photographed by Peter Glushanok. (Filmed in 1958) List Price: $19.99 Price: $17.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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John James Audubon's Birds of America

John James Audubon's BOOK Birds of America


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In his magisterial Fine Bird Books, Sir Sacheverall Sitwell says of Audubon: ‘There is nothing in the world of fine books quite like the discovery of Audubon. The giant energy of the man, his power of achievement and accomplishment, give him something of the epical force of a Walt Whitman or a Herman Melville…Audubon is the greatest of bird Painters; he belongs to American history.’John James Audubon’s Birds of America, from which this selection has been taken, is the finest pictorial ornithological book ever produced. Unlike the drawings and paintings of his contemporaries, which were produced from prepared skins and zoo specimens, Audubon’s paintings are taken directly from his observations in the wild, and the richness and directness come straight from the real world. No wonder that Audubon became known in his lifetime as ‘The American Woodsman’.

Audubon was unable to raise sufficient financial backing in the United States and he sailed for England in 1826. In its original form, Birds of America contained 435 hand-colored, aquatinted plates which were completed between 1827 and 1838. It was printed in London and bound into four double elephant folio volumes (measuring approximately 30 X 27 inches (76 X 69 cm)) so that all the birds could be illustrated life-size. Between 175 and 200 sets were produced, and the last complete set to come to auction fetched nearly $3,000,000.

American White Pelican

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