Raymond Duncan, 91, died Sunday night, August 14, 1966 at the home of friends in Cavalaire, France. He was born Sunday, November 1, 1874 to Joseph Charles and Dora (nee Gray) Duncan in San Francisco, California.
At the time of his death, he was the last of the well-known eccentrics living in France. He spurned customary street dress for a homemade toga and sandals.
He left California and eventually became an expatriate painter and poet in Paris, France. He remained there for more than half a century.
Raymond worked to reintroduce Greek forms of dancing, painting and weaving. He had a group of devoted followers who worked and taught free at his Raymond Duncan Academy in the Paris Latin Quarter. He also had an art gallery.
In 1911, Raymond Duncan, took over the little building at 10 Rue des Ursulines, 75005 Paris, France, and brought there his historic academy, dedicated to a Hellenic mode of life, teaching and practice. Ladies in sandals and Greek robes emerged from there, to the wonder of the Quarter, and repaired to the Luxembourg Gardens, not far away, to dance on the greensward. Sunday services of a character which in Duncan's estimation was Grecian took place, and there were public forums in the afternoon. This lasted for some nine months.
Son: Menalkas Duncan
Daughter:
His body was taken to Paris, France, where it was placed in his Left Bank studio and was viewed on Saturday, August 20, 1966 and Sunday, August 21, 1966. He was cremated Tuesday, August 20, 1966.
Dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher
At the time of his death, he was the last of the well-known eccentrics living in France. He spurned customary street dress for a homemade toga and sandals.
He left California and eventually became an expatriate painter and poet in Paris, France. He remained there for more than half a century.
Raymond worked to reintroduce Greek forms of dancing, painting and weaving. He had a group of devoted followers who worked and taught free at his Raymond Duncan Academy in the Paris Latin Quarter. He also had an art gallery.
In 1911, Raymond Duncan, took over the little building at 10 Rue des Ursulines, 75005 Paris, France, and brought there his historic academy, dedicated to a Hellenic mode of life, teaching and practice. Ladies in sandals and Greek robes emerged from there, to the wonder of the Quarter, and repaired to the Luxembourg Gardens, not far away, to dance on the greensward. Sunday services of a character which in Duncan's estimation was Grecian took place, and there were public forums in the afternoon. This lasted for some nine months.
Son: Menalkas Duncan
Daughter:
His body was taken to Paris, France, where it was placed in his Left Bank studio and was viewed on Saturday, August 20, 1966 and Sunday, August 21, 1966. He was cremated Tuesday, August 20, 1966.
Dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher
Raymond Duncan, 91, died Sunday night, August 14, 1966 at the home of friends in Cavalaire, France. He was born Sunday, November 1, 1874 to Joseph Charles and Dora (nee Gray) Duncan in San Francisco, California.
At the time of his death, he was the last of the well-known eccentrics living in France. He spurned customary street dress for a homemade toga and sandals.
He left California and eventually became an expatriate painter and poet in Paris, France. He remained there for more than half a century.
Raymond worked to reintroduce Greek forms of dancing, painting and weaving. He had a group of devoted followers who worked and taught free at his Raymond Duncan Academy in the Paris Latin Quarter. He also had an art gallery.
In 1911, Raymond Duncan, took over the little building at 10 Rue des Ursulines, 75005 Paris, France, and brought there his historic academy, dedicated to a Hellenic mode of life, teaching and practice. Ladies in sandals and Greek robes emerged from there, to the wonder of the Quarter, and repaired to the Luxembourg Gardens, not far away, to dance on the greensward. Sunday services of a character which in Duncan's estimation was Grecian took place, and there were public forums in the afternoon. This lasted for some nine months.
Son: Menalkas Duncan
Daughter:
His body was taken to Paris, France, where it was placed in his Left Bank studio and was viewed on Saturday, August 20, 1966 and Sunday, August 21, 1966. He was cremated Tuesday, August 20, 1966.
Dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher
At the time of his death, he was the last of the well-known eccentrics living in France. He spurned customary street dress for a homemade toga and sandals.
He left California and eventually became an expatriate painter and poet in Paris, France. He remained there for more than half a century.
Raymond worked to reintroduce Greek forms of dancing, painting and weaving. He had a group of devoted followers who worked and taught free at his Raymond Duncan Academy in the Paris Latin Quarter. He also had an art gallery.
In 1911, Raymond Duncan, took over the little building at 10 Rue des Ursulines, 75005 Paris, France, and brought there his historic academy, dedicated to a Hellenic mode of life, teaching and practice. Ladies in sandals and Greek robes emerged from there, to the wonder of the Quarter, and repaired to the Luxembourg Gardens, not far away, to dance on the greensward. Sunday services of a character which in Duncan's estimation was Grecian took place, and there were public forums in the afternoon. This lasted for some nine months.
Son: Menalkas Duncan
Daughter:
His body was taken to Paris, France, where it was placed in his Left Bank studio and was viewed on Saturday, August 20, 1966 and Sunday, August 21, 1966. He was cremated Tuesday, August 20, 1966.
Dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher
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