Barbara Morgan: Masters of Photography Series (Aperture Masters of Photography)

Although celebrated for her extraordinary studies of modern dance in the late 1920s and early thirties, Barbara Morgan enjoyed an artistic career that embraced a wide range of philosophical and aesthetic influences. Her studies of pioneering dancers such as Martha Graham, Jos Lim*n, Erik Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham capture the spirituality of a temporal art. She also combined photograms and light drawing to experiment with moving light patterns. A former painter, she used montage and manipulated imagery to express the visual and kinetic energy of New York City. Included in this volume are the finest examples of Morgan's work: dance photographs, photomontages, light drawings, and other works from a long, varied photographic career. In the accompanying essay, Deba P. Patnaik, photo-historian and Executive Director of the Willard & Barbara Morgan Foundation, provides an overview of the development of Morgan's career and insight into the beliefs that informed her work. Barbara Morgan was a remarkable pioneer in photography. Although she has been most celebrated for her extraordinary studies of modern dance in the late 1930s and early forties, her entire artistic career was fluid, searching, and embraced a wide range of philosophical and aesthetic influences. Morgan captured, through a variety of photographic processes, a new, enduring, understanding of what it means to dance. Her studies of pioneering dancers such as Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Erick Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, have created a body of images that capture for posterity the spiritual essence of a temporal art. A former painter, she used montage and manipulated imagery to express the visual and kinetic energy of New York City. Combining photograms and light drawing, she experimented with moving light patterns to denote an ethereal momentum.Included in this volume are the finest examples of Morgan's vision: her dance photographs, photomontages, light drawings, and other works from her long and varied photographic career. In the accompanying essay, Deba P. Patnaik, photo-historian and art critic, provides and overview of the development of her career, and unique insight into the deeply held beliefs that informed her work Barbara Morgan Was A Remarkable Pioneer In Photography. Although She Has Been Most Celebrated For Her Extraordinary Studies Of Modern Dance In The Late 1930s, And Early Forties, Her Entire Artistic Career Was Fluid, Searching, And Embraced A Wide Range Of Philosophical Processes, A New, Enduring Understanding Of What It Means To Dance. Her Studies Of Pioneering Dancers Such As Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Erick Hawkins, And Merce Cunningham, Have Created A Body Of Images That Capture For Posterity The Spiritual Essence Of A Temporal Art. Included In This Volume Are The Finest Examples Of Morgan's Vision: Her Dance Photography, Photomontages, Light Drawings, And Other Works From Her Long And Varied Photographic Career. In The Accompanying Essay, Deba P. Patnaik, Photo-historian And Art Critic, Provides An Overview Of The Development Of Her Career, And Unique Insight Into The Deeply Held Beliefs That Informed Her Work.--jacket. With An Essay By Deba P. Patnaik. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 93). "Barbara Morgan was a remarkable pioneer in photography. Although she has been most celebrated for her extraordinary studies of modern dance in the late 1930s, and early forties, her entire artistic career was fluid, searching, and embraced a wide range of philosophical processes, a new, enduring understanding of what it means to dance. Her studies of pioneering dancers such as Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Erick Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, have created a body of images that capture for posterity the spiritual essence of a temporal art.". "Included in this volume are the finest examples of Morgan's vision: her dance photography, photomontages, light drawings, and other works from her long and varied photographic career. In the accompanying essay, Deba P. Patnaik, photo-historian and art critic, provides an overview of the development of her career, and unique insight into the deeply held beliefs that informed her work."--BOOK JACKET. In the MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY series this book presents more than 40 works from Morgan's career together with a brief chronology of her life and exhibition history, plus a listing of public collections and a selected bibliography. The book begins with an essay looking at the photographer's career and importance in the history of photography.