Dancers: Devi Dja by Max Pollak

Dancers: Devi Dja by Max Pollak

Dancers: Devi Dja

Max Pollak

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Title

Dancers: Devi Dja

 
Artist

Max Pollak

  1886 - 1970 (biography)
Year
c. 1937  
Technique
drypoint and color aquatint, printed a la poupeé 
Image Size
18 1/16 x 13 151/16" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
1/100 (only around 35 impressions printed) 
Annotations
pencil titled in lower left, editioned lower center; annotated "Edit. printed 35" along bottom sheet edge 
Reference
 
Paper
cream laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
23890 
Price
$400.00 
Description

Devi Dja was born on the island of Java and trained in traditional Legong dancing in Bali. The Legong dance is meant to be performed by prepubescent children; however, Dja continued to dance in a non-ceremonial capacity after she'd reached puberty, inspired by the ballerina Anna Pavlova. She was discovered by the symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski who had been traveling in Bali. At his encouragement, then 16-year-old Dja assembled a troupe of musicians and dancers to tour throughout the world.

She eventually settled in Hollywood, California, and appeared in various films as a dancer, including "The Picture of Dorian Gray." By the end of her career she had established herself as one of the first people to introduce Balinese dance and theater to much of the world. She died in Northridge, California, on January 20, 1989.

 

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