Martha Graham: Portrait of the Lady as an Artist* by Leroy Leatherman, her manager for the past 13 years. Though it tends to be overly idolatrous, the biography is an engrossing study of the woman ...

American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) opened the door to spiritual and emotional expression, creating the foundations of modern dance as she codified inventive ...