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Martha Graham
Martha Graham performing “Letter to the World” (also called “The Kick”), 1940.
Martha Graham was a pioneering figure in modern dance whose career spanned over half a century. Throughout her life, she received numerous awards and honors in recognition of her profound influence on the arts, the most notable of which was the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.1