Dimensions
125 x 198 x 50mm
Known by many as the greatest dancer of her time, perhaps all time, Isadora Duncan was the matriarch and patron saint of creative self-expression. She invented her own physical language to express the spirit and worldwide hope of American democracy.
A pioneer in the dance world and the women's movement, her name is synonymous with originality, spontaneity and intrigue. 'Art meant Isadora,' said John Dos Passos in 'The Big Money', 'Art was whatever Isadora did.' Her dramatic death in 1927 - she was strangled by her scarf during a joy-ride on the French Riviera - was a dramatically fitting end to a remarkable life.
Finally, here is a biography that does justice to the woman whom Dorothy Parker praised as 'magnificent, generous, gallant and fated' - and christened 'Duncan Disorderly'. Never before has the life of Isadora Duncan been given such thorough and sweeping treatment. 'Isadora' uncovers the mystery behind this passionate artist and tells the most accurate account of her magnificent life yet.
