The Dancing Ladies

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Merrill, James. n.d. “The Dancing Ladies”. Series_VII_Personal Papers, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39808

Title: The Dancing Ladies
Description: Early artwork done by James Merrill. These cutouts of dancing ladies show a lifelong affinity toward drawing the female face and form, especially sophisticated, beautiful women, often in costume.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 270, Folder 5562
Relation: Series_VII_Personal Papers; Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money; James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 29, 59
Format: Paper; 3 jpegs. 600 ppi
Type: Painting
Identifier: MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-003.jpg
MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-001.jpg
MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-002.jpg
Rights Holder: Washington University in St. Louis
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Love and Money - Personal Papers

Media: MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-001.jpg; MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-002.jpg; MSS083-VII-12-dancing-ladies-003.jpg