Merce Cunningham
American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009)
Also known as Mercier Cunningham · Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham · Mercier Philip Cunningham
- Born
- April 16, 1919
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 3.Stated in RKDartists“Merce Cunningham”
- 4.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- April 16, 1919
- Died
- July 26, 2009
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Sources- 1.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/arts/dance/28cunningham.html?_r=1&hp
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 4.Stated in RKDartists“Merce Cunningham”
- 5.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- July 26, 2009
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- New York City
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-31
- 2.Stated in Archivio Storico RicordiRetrieved 2020-12-03
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
- New York City
- Citizenship
- United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in LIBRISRetrieved 2018-08-24
- 2.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- United States
- Occupation
- ballet dancer
- , choreographer
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Sources- 1.Stated in Archivio Storico RicordiRetrieved 2020-12-03
- 2.Stated in The Fine Art Archive DbRetrieved 2021-04-01
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , author
- +4 more
- Employer
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- Unmarried partner
- John Cage(1940–1992) end cause: death
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Sources- 1.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8171036.stmRetrieved 2019-12-28
- John Cage(1940–1992) end cause: death
- Website
- mercecunningham.org language: English
- Member of
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company subject has role: founder
- Martha Graham Dance Company(1939–1945)
- Name in native language
- Merce Cunningham
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- 3.Stated in Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-13
- male
- Has works in the collection
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- CODA Museum
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Sources- 1.“Merce Cunningham Changes : Notes on Choreography”collectiegelderland.nl/object/6a721ef3-679a-a7f2-a224-905cb53c93acRetrieved 2021-03-14
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Groninger Museum
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Sources- 1.Stated in online collection of the Groninger Museum“Changes: Notes on Choreography”groningermuseum.nl/collectie/collectie-items/32016Retrieved 2026-07-02
- Sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Sources- 1.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8171036.stmRetrieved 2019-12-28
- homosexuality
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Cunningham, Merce
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- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Cunningham, Merce
- Awards
- Praemium Imperiale(2005)
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Sources- 1.praemiumimperiale.org/en/laureate-en/laureates-enRetrieved 2022-03-19
- Officer of the Legion of Honour(2004)
- Edward MacDowell Medal(2003)
- Medal of the City of Paris(2001)
- The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize(2000)
- Handel Medallion(1999)
- Isadora Duncan Dance Awards(1999)
- Sacem Awards(1997)
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- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement(1995)
- Bessie Awards(1993)
- National Medal of Arts(1990)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour(1989)
- MacArthur Fellows Program(1985)
- Kennedy Center Honors(1985)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production(1985)
- Capezio Dance Award(1977)
- Guggenheim Fellowship(1959)
- Guggenheim Fellowship(1954)
- Library of Congress Living Legend(since 2000)
- National Dance Awards
- Praemium Imperiale(2005)
- Birth name
- Mercier Philip Cunningham
On other databases
159 identifiers linking Merce Cunningham across the web's reference databases
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