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Lampkin, Lucy: The Dance In Art


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New York: J. Fischer & Bro.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine ends and lower corners bumped. Spine quite sunned and faded as-expected with this edition. Edges of front cover a bit sunned. Slight spot of soil to front cover. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. "A Book of Dances, Poems, Paintings, Sculpture and Music by Lucy Lampkin, A. B. founder and principal of the Lucy Lampkin School of the Dance and Related Arts in Athens, Georgia." SIGNED and inscribed by the author "To Patricia Noble / In the comradeship / of the / Three Arts Club / and with / great hopes for the Dance of the Future / that dance for humanity / to which / she and other comrades in art / will give themselves / Ever with love, / Lucy Lampkin / Portez toujours/le flamhan de la verite et de la beaute" The "Three Arts Club" refers to a service organization that promotes and fosters the arts in major cities. Author is the benefactor of a dance scholarship at the University of Georgia. Foreword by Ruth St. Denis. More a book of belles lettres: the poems, paintings, and sculpture all relate to dance as an art form. The twelve dances and their accompanying music have detailed descriptions and are mainly group dances to be performed outdoors, for May Day celebrations as an example. Definitely paints a picture of how artistic dance was viewed in the mid-1930s. Liberally illustrated with b&w photos of sculpture and dancers engaged in each of the twelve dances. Illustrated covers with argentum design and title. Original price of $3.50 ink stamped on front endpaper. No DJ, as-issued. Not foxed. Clean and VG. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 211 pages .

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  • Seller Inventory #: 427
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: J. Fischer & Bro.
  • Place: New York
  • Date published: 1935

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