Paper napkin printed in gold "Golden Wedding Anniversary / Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn / 1914-1964." The dancers remained married until St. Denis's death four years later. Very fine. 4.5 x 4.5 inches; 11.4 x 11.4 cm.
An important figure in the founding period of modern dance, Ted Shawn founded and performed in the Denishawn company with his wife and artistic partner Ruth St. Denis. In 1915 they opened the Denishawn School in Los Angeles; among their many pupils were the great Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Lilian Powell, Evan-Burrows Fontaine, and Charles Weidman. The Denishawn Magazine, a "quarterly review devoted to the art of the dance," was published four times in 1925. In 1931, Shawn and St. Denis purchased the Jacob's Pillow farm in the Berkshires, which became the site of the Jacob's Pillow dance festival.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.
Paper napkin printed in gold "Golden Wedding Anniversary / Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn / 1914-1964." The dancers remained married until St. Denis's death four years later. Very fine. 4.5 x 4.5 inches; 11.4 x 11.4 cm.
An important figure in the founding period of modern dance, Ted Shawn founded and performed in the Denishawn company with his wife and artistic partner Ruth St. Denis. In 1915 they opened the Denishawn School in Los Angeles; among their many pupils were the great Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Lilian Powell, Evan-Burrows Fontaine, and Charles Weidman. The Denishawn Magazine, a "quarterly review devoted to the art of the dance," was published four times in 1925. In 1931, Shawn and St. Denis purchased the Jacob's Pillow farm in the Berkshires, which became the site of the Jacob's Pillow dance festival.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.