IsadoraDuncan:AGraphicBiography

MythandcontroversystillswirlaroundthedramaticfigureofIsadoraDuncan.Thepioneeringmoderndanceremergedfromprovincialnineteenth-centuryAmericatocaptivatetheculturalcapitalsofEurope,reinventdanceasafineart,andleaveatrailofscandalsinherwake.FromherunconventionalCaliforniagirlhoodtohertragicdeathontheFrenchRivierafiftyyearslater,Duncan'sjourneywasanuncompromisingquestfortruth,beauty,andfreedom.Inthisgraphicnovelbiography,Duncan'sartandideascomevividlytolife.Eachpageisauniquedanceofwordsandimages,reflectingDuncan'scourage,passion,andidealisminawaysuretoinspireanothergenerationofadmirers.Grade10andup.Hardcover,b&w."Toldwitheconomy,precision,andhumor,IsadoraDuncan:AGraphicBiographyisanimpressivedebut."-HarveyPekar."SabrinaJones'sdrawingsdanceacrossthepageandcapturethiscompellinghistory."-PeterKuper."Withboldbrushstrokes,SabrinaJonesdelineatestherivetingtaleofIsadoraDuncan,areallifesuperheroinewhocontrolledherownbody,herownlife,andherownmind,backinthedayswhenmostwomenwerecorseted,voteless,andstuckinthekitchen.Jones'pagesareaselegantandgracefulastheheroineofherbiography."-TrinaRobbins.