Merce Cunningham: References & Edit History
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James Kosty (ed.), Merce Cunningham (1975, reprinted 1986), includes essays by dancers, composers, and others who worked with him.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 22, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 12, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Invalidated site: Artsalive.ca - Biography of Merce Cunningham. | May 25, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Praemium Imperiale - 2005: Merce Cunningham. | Dec 12, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Praemium Imperiale - 2005: Merce Cunningham. | Dec 12, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Aug 26, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Presidential Lectures In The Humanities and Arts - Biography of Merce Cunningham. | Jan 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryLink.org - Biography of Merce Cunningham. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artsalive.ca - Biography of Merce Cunningham. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Updated to include Cunningham's receipt of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for theatre/film in 2005. | Feb 02, 2012 | ||
| Added image of Merce Cunningham appearing on the television program Gateway in 1967. | Jun 22, 2010 | ||
| Updated to include final premiere. | Oct 21, 2009 | ||
| He died on July 26, 2009. | Jul 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. | Aug 31, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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