Holm, Hanya

Photograph of Central City Hanya Holm (left) and two unidentified affiliates at a social gathering.

Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Hanya Holm stands outdoors at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Holm taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.

Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Hanya Holm and an unidentified man stand together on a lawn, while holding animals, at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. Holm taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.

Hanya Holm Dancers Outside at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Dancer and choreographer Hanya Holm performs a modern dance work she choreographed, ''Dance of Work and Play.''

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Hanya Holm lectures a group of students outdoors in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Students include: Frances Wessels, Martha Wilcox, Batya Heller, Florita Raup, Louise Metz, Joan Palmer, Vera Sears, and Millie Kaeser.

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Hanya Holm lectures a group of students outdoors in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Students include: Frances Wessels, Martha Wilcox, Batya Heller, Florita Raup, Louise Metz, Joan Palmer, Vera Sears, and Millie Kaeser.

Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Hanya Holm stands on a lawn and instructs modern dance students outdoors at Bennington College, in Bennington Vermont. Holm taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.

This series contains photographs collected by curator Glenn Giffin.

Louise Kloepper (Left) and Hanya Holm (right) perform ''Want Ad'' from ''Metropolitan Daily,'' a work choreographed by Hanya Holm. ''Metropolitan Daily,'' Holm's satiric look at newspapers, was the first modern dance work to be performed on television.