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SJSU Faculty Member
Karl Toepfer
Description
This essay describes how Estonian modern dancer Ella Ilbak (1895-1997) used photography to shape and promote her identity as a dance artist. The essay compares photographic images of Ilbak with paintings and drawings of her. It also describes the evolving and unstable relationships with photographers that Ilbak pursued over nearly thirty years (12915-1948).
Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Vosuri Media
City
San Francisco
Keywords
Ella Ilbak, Early Modern Dance, Dance Photography, Estonian Modern Dance
Disciplines
Fine Arts | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Other Arts and Humanities | Photography | Theatre and Performance Studies
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Recommended Citation
Toepfer, Karl E., "A Foreign Perspective of Early Modern Dance in Estonia: How Ella Ilbak’s Photographic Image (1915-1948) Changed My Life" (2024). Open Educational Resources. 23.
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oer/23
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