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Watercolour
Edward Gordon Craig, born 1872 - died 1966 - Enlarge image
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Germany (painted)
- Date:
1905 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Edward Gordon Craig, born 1872 - died 1966 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour and pencil on paper
- Credit Line:
Arnold Rood Collection of Edward Gordon Craig, given by Professor Arnold Rood
- Museum number:
S.196-2008
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) began her affair with Edward Gordon Craig in 1904. He was her first long-term lover and their daughter, Deirdre, was born in September 1906. Craig was Duncan's partner who best understood her art and his portfolio of six drawings are significant documentation of her dances, performed as interpretations of and in response to music more usually performed in the concert hall than as accompaniment to dance. Duncan who performed in a free style, bare-foot and in a Greek-style tunic is often described as the founder of modern dance.