Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials [collection]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress

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Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials [collection]

Title: Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials [collection]
Dates Created: Span: 1940-1980; Bulk: 1940-1980
Language: English
Form: collection
Physical Description: 30 ft.; 25 boxes
Abstract: Helen McGehee joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in the 1940s, became a leading dancer in 1954, and remained with the Company for more than thirty years. She created roles in many of Graham's works including Night Journey (1947); Clytemnestra (1958); Acrobats of God (1960); and Phaedra (1967). McGehee also took over many of Graham's original roles. In addition to her contributions as a dancer, McGehee designed costumes for Graham's One More Gaudy Night and Clytemnestra. Although principally known as a Graham dancer, McGehee also created her own body of choreographic work and her best-known choreographies include The Only Jealousy of Emer (1967); La Intrusia (1952); and El Retablo de Maese Pedro (1969). In 1950 McGehee married artist Umaña, whose work is represented in numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; and Harvard University.
Contents Note: Photographs, programs, lectures, clippings, costume designs, scrapbooks, correspondence, music, Editions Heracita, production elements, publicity materials, moving image inventory, financial papers, digital media, choreographic notes, awards and citations, artwork.
Preferred Citation: Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress
Access Permissions: Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
Subjects: Women in the Performing Arts; Modern Dance; Dance; Cohan, Robert; Graff, Ellen; Graham, Martha; Hodes, Stuart; Kuch, Richard; McDonald, Gene; McGehee, Helen; Neumann, Natanya; Oboukoff, Anatole; Payne, Carol; Ross, Bertram; Wagoner, Dan; Winter, Ethel; Wood, David
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 06-04-2009

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