Barbara Morgan
Martha Graham - Letter to the World (Kick)


1940 / printed 1980
gelatin silver print
image: 13.75 h x 18.125 w in (35 x 46 cm)
sheet: 15.875 h x 19.875 w in (40 x 50 cm)

Signed, titled and dated to lower margin 'Martha Graham - Letter to the World Barbara Morgan 1940.' Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Martha Graham - Letter to the World - 1940-C.1980 (Kick) Barbara Morgan'. Inscribed to verso '3774 B'.

Literature: Barbara Morgan: Masters of Photography Series, Morgan, cover Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs, Morgan, cover

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Work is in good condition. The sheet displays cockling along the upper and lower edges, with associated creasing on the bottom edge. There is one tiny accretion at the lower center of the image and one isolated abrasion within upper left quadrant. Additionally, there are a few scattered indentations and three crescent marks throughout the image field. The verso perimeter of the photograph shows some minor skinning to the paper fiber and discoloration from previous mounting. Furthermore, a few indentations on the verso of the sheet can be seen on the recto, concentrated within the margins. Overall, the work presents well. Framed behind acrylic measuring 20 x 24 inches.