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Isadora Duncan

The deity of expressive dance pens a quick note from Paris

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The deity of expressive dance pens a quick note from Paris

Pioneer of modern dance, encouraging a spontaneous personal style. After European concert successes, she founded schools of dancing in Gemany, the USSR, and the US. She was strangled by a scarf caught in a car wheel in 1927. Brief ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x 7.25, Hotel Westminster Rue de la Paix, Paris letterhead, January 10, 1919. Untranslated letter regarding an order of new drapes. Intersecting folds, light creasing, mild toning along the edges, and a small tear to the right edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #377 - Ended October 12, 2011