{"product_id":"3844-duncan-isadora-original-1923-photograph","title":"[Duncan, Isadora. (1877–1927)] Original 1923 Photograph","description":"Interesting and unusual original photograph, possibly of the Duncan dancers, shown in front of imposing large columns and performing in a group pose reminiscent of the sort of Greek vase illustrations which inspired Duncan's revolutionary choreography. Dated 1923 on the verso.  Light creases, corners nicked, paper reinforcements and labels to verso, else fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eIt is clear from Duncan’s own writings, public statements and documented accounts, that she understood her reference to the Greek world not as a rarification of their ideals, but more as a matrix that provided her with a conceptual framework from which to explore her art, her politics and her lifestyle: \"To bring to life again the ancient ideal! I do not mean to say, copy it, imitate it; but to breathe its life, to recreate it in one’s self, with personal inspiration: to start from its beauty and then go toward the future.\" (Duncan, \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eThe Art of the Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, 96.)\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093205667999,"sku":"3844","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/3844_Dance_OP.jpg?v=1722186585","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/3844-duncan-isadora-original-1923-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}