Eilean Pearcey 1901-1999. Australian British School. A dynamic study of Martha Graham Dancer Robert Powell in "Cell" drawn at the London School of Contemporary Dance, September 1969. Coloured pencil and chalk drawing, Signed and dated upper right. Label to reverse with subject details. 28.5 by 39 cms to mounted image. 39.5 by 52 cms. Overall framed.
Robert Powell was a prominent dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company serving as a leading dancer for the company during the 1960s and early 1970s. He died in 1977 at the early age of 38.
Martha Graham said of him : “In my life, I've met very few dancers who are what I call ‘naturals.’ By that, I mean a person oriented both physically and emotionally to the body, to himself as a dancer capable of speaking the hidden language of the spirit of man. This I believe Bob Powell was. And I feel we have lost a possible treasure to the world.”
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