Dance Study

Hans Brandenburg

1910

Drawing of figures in dancing positions.
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Hans Brandenburg

1885–1968

Hans Brandenburg was a writer and illustrator known for an early history of modern dance. His wife Dora Brandenburg-Polster likely assisted with the drawings in the book. Despite his anti-Semitism, he respected and championed the work of Jewish dancers such as Alexander Sacharoff. 

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