Bryan’s images of women reflect their strength and determination while simultaneously revealing his love and admiration of them, young and old alike.
As Granny Anika, the Dancing Granny, admits, “ ‘Brother Ananse sings the danciest tunes. I just can’t stay still when the music sweets me so. That I know.’ ”
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Four sketches of the Dancing Granny
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Pen and ink
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[ca. 1977]
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Preparatory studies for The Dancing Granny (New York: Atheneum, 1977)
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Ashley Bryan Archive, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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The Dancing Granny
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