Photographs taken at Monte Verita

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Includes original and copies of various photographs taken at Monte Verita. These comprise:


a) Six colour photographs, presumably Ascona and Lake Maggiore;

b) Black and white photographic reproduction of scenes on a page from "Konzentriert bis austadende Stellung" and "Tanz ohne Musik";

c) Black and white reproduction photograph of Ascona. "From Renée de Laban";

d) Black and white reproduction photograph of "Group at Ascona From Rene de Laban 1913";

e) Black and white photographic reproduction of scenes on a page, from "Out durchgearbeiteter Korper" and Stilisierende und characteristische Kunst". Note on back: "Book Body Culture as part of Beauty. Fritz Hann Winter?";

f) Black and white photographic reproduction of scenes on a page, from "Tanze im Freien";

g) Four black and white reproduction photographs of dancer. Noted on back: "Truhjahr 1919. Mary Wigman";

h) Black and white reproduction photograph of nude woman and child. Note on back: "Betty at Ascona with... 1913. From Renée";

i) Black and white reproduction photograph of scenic view in Ascona. Note on back: "From Renée de Laban";

j) Twenty three black and white sets of photographs at Ascona in 1919. All photographs are numbered but there is no page 1 and there are two of page 3. Note on back on pages 7 to 24: "Mary Wigman" although all twenty three numbered sets of photographs seem to be Mary Wigman;

k) Black and white photograph possibly of Mary Wigman in three poses. Noted on back: "L U 1919""

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