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Loie Fuller 1

Loie Fuller 1

Artist: Agathon Leonard
Photographer: Gavin Ashworth
Date of Work: 1902
Medium: Photograph
Type: Sculpture
Credit: Photographed by Gavin Ashworth for the White House Historical Association

One of Six bisque figurines designed by French sculptor Agathon Leonard and gifted to President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Edith Roosevelt. The sculptures are based on the modern dances of Illinois native, Loie Fuller.

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