Maudelle Bass Weston

Maudelle Bass Weston

Portrait of Maudelle Bass Weston by Johan Hagemeyer, 1940
Born 1908
Early County, Georgia, United States
Died June 11, 1989(1989-06-11) (aged 80–81)
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Nationality American
Education Gray Conservatory of Music
Known for Dance
Performance art
Modeling
Photography

Maudelle Bass Weston (1908 – June 11, 1989) was an African-American concert dancer, model and prominent cultural figure in the Los Angeles, California, arts community during the 20th century.

Early life and career

Originally from Early County, Georgia, Bass Weston moved to Los Angeles around 1933.

Once relocated to Los Angeles, she established herself as a well-known studio model for art schools and for artists such as Johan Hagemeyer, Diego Rivera, and Edward Weston.[1][2]

Bass Weston was also the subject of African-American sculptor Beulah Woodard's work Maudelle.[3]

She was the first African American to study with modern choreographer Lester Horton.[1]

Death

Bass Weston died, age 8081, at the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield, New Jersey.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (July 1, 1989). "Maudelle Bass Is Dead; 1930's Dancer Was 81". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. Wallace-Sanders, Kimberly, ed. (2002). Skin Deep, Spirit Strong: The Black Female Body in American Culture. University of Michigan Press.
  3. Williams, Carla. "Maudelle Bass: A Model Body". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Number 21, Fall 2007, p. 39.
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