Miss Miriam Winslow

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Miss Miriam Winslow

c. 1930

Zlata Llamas (Doña Luisa Coomaraswamy) (American (born Argentina), 1905–1970) Formerly attributed to Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (American (born Ceylon), 1877–1947)

Daughter of a wealthy Boston-based industrialist, Miriam Winslow (1909–1988) trained with modern dance pioneers Ted Shawn, Mary Wigman, and Harald Kreutzberg. Here a young Winslow poses in Indian jewelry, blouse (choli), and skirt (ghagra). In developing her unique creative voice, Winslow, like others of her generation, looked to the dance traditions of India, in addition to studying German expressive dance and Spanish flamenco.

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Object Details

Titles:

Miss Miriam Winslow

Date:

c. 1930

Artists:

Zlata Llamas (Doña Luisa Coomaraswamy) (American (born Argentina), 1905–1970) Formerly attributed to Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (American (born Ceylon), 1877–1947)

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 7 3/16 x 8 1/4 inches (18.3 x 21 cm) Mount: 16 1/8 x 13 inches (41 x 33 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Lynne and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-62-683

Geography:

Photograph taken in United States, North and Central America

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