Herta Moselsio photographs of Martha Graham's Lamentation, circa 1939

Collection Summary

Title	Herta Moselsio photographs of Martha Graham's Lamentation, circa 1939
Span Dates	circa 1939
Call No.	ML31.M7
Creator	Moselsio, Herta
Extent	51 photographs
Extent	1 container
Extent	1 linear foot
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu017003
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006560753
Summary	Herta Moselsio (1892-1978), photographer and ceramist, took photographs of Martha Graham performing Lamentation at Bennington College, while collaborating with her husband, Simon Moselsio, on filming the dance work. Lamentation had premiered in New York in 1930. Moselsio's film was released in 1943, but the actual year of photography and filming is not verified.
Online Content	Many of the Herta Moselsio photographs of Martha Graham's Lamentation are available on the Library of Congress website. See links below to online digital content.