grandma
grandma asked: again with the
yusselah &jennishka GORDON
בובע
dance
pictures?
yes, bubbie, again!
grandma’s wisdom was lost on certain subjects. she sewed, cooked, worked, and spoke four languages. but she only danced at weddings, and never drew.
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“again?” she asked, “again with the dance pictures? “
yes, i said, making & taking pictures is fun.
‘’y o u s h o u l d b e studying,
O R D O ing something.”
d r a w i ng is s o m e t h i n g. b u b b i e.
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“d r a w i ng i s s o m e t h i n g f o r yo u t o d o , f o r w h a t? f o r N o thing .�
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dancing
is something you do at a w e d d i n g.
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N o, b u b b i e, drawing is about e v e r y t h i ng, like w r i t i n g like r e a d i n g. d a n c i n g, t o o. i t‘ s t h e s a m e.
f eh!
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o dance e f eh! r n
f eh!
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vas
es dus
?
d a n c e r s’ b o d y l a n g u a g e, b u b b i e. 7
f eh!
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vas es dus f e y g e l a h s?
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?
ah a pretty b a l l e r i n a c o s t u m e, v a y - g u t e!
v a y - n i c e, m i n e y u s s e l a h, 11
go
od
ni
gh
t bu
copyright 2015 applies to the photographs and drawings of Joseph S. Gordon, Yusselah; Jennifer L. Gordon, Jennishka. Ann Slavit Gordon. All rights reserved. photographs of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn courtesy of the New York Public Library . NYPL, Denishawn Digital Collection.
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