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Figure Skating and the Arts

Eight Centuries of Sport and Inspiration

by (author) Frances Dafoe

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
Canadian
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780764338038
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $64.00

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Description

The grace, speed, and beauty of ice skating has inspired painters and sculptors, graphic artists and photographers, film makers and choreographers of spectacles, and the designers of skates and costumes, medals, programs and posters, advertising dolls, and decorative objects. With 321 images, trace figure skating’s eight centuries of history. See the impact it has had on the visual and performing arts, from early depictions of animal bones tied to the feet to facilitate movement over frozen streams and lakes to the latest precision-engineered blades used by Olympic champions and the birth of contemporary free-style skating. Fans of figure skating, memorabilia collectors, and historians will treasure this in-depth look at this popular activity.

About the author

Frances Dafoe, with her partner Norris Bowden, began competing as an ice dancer in 1950, winning several Canadian championships, the North American Pair championship, and World Pair championship. They competed at two Winter Olympic games, winning the silver medal in 1956.

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