Isadora Duncan

Accession Number
1950/1.118

Title
Isadora Duncan

Artist(s)
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1909-1950

Medium & Support
pen, watercolor, and graphite on paper

Dimensions
14 1/8 in x 8 9/16 in (35.88 cm x 21.75 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 3/16 in (56.2 cm x 46.2 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Abraham Walkowitz

Subject matter
The woman in this drawing, dancer, Isadora Duncan, was a favorite subject of Walkowitz, who made hundreds of similar drawings. 

Physical Description
A drawing of a woman moving to the right, her right arm extended over her head and out of the frame, her left arm extended upward to her left. 

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
dancers
dances (performance events)
drawing (image-making)
modern and contemporary art
women (female humans)

2 Related Resources

Dance
(Part of 4 Learning Collections)
Who Are We? 
(Part of: I.B. Units of Inquiry)

& Author Notes

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