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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