Summer of Dance

From: Denver Art Museum Limited Edition: 9 Exhibition: Exhibition: Rhythm & Roots: Dance in America Material: Printed 2-ply vinyl Dimensions: 30" x 89" (76cm x 226cm) Hanging Hardware Included   Description The Denver Arts Museum’s exhibition, Rhythm & Roots: Dance in American Art, examined America’s distinct dance traditions as they developed and crossed paths. Featuring more than 90 paintings, photographs, sculptures and costumes, the exhibition was divided into four parts (Roots, Rhythm, Stage, and Collaboration) by its curator, Angelica Daneo, to provide a sociological and historical context. It explored many dance forms, including the sacred dances of the Native Americans and the “swing” culture developed in Harlem nightclubs. It showed how dance moved from the private to the public stage, and club dancing and performance became the subject of much art. Featured were paintings of iconic American dancers such as Katherine Dunham, Isadora Duncan as well as the Spanish dance