{"id":225908,"date":"2025-06-05T07:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/artnews\/articles\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:43:50","slug":"dance-and-loie-fuller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/en\/artnews\/artistes\/dance-and-loie-fuller\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance and Lo\u00efe Fuller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244191089 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244191089 BCX8\">Canons of Dance in the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW244191089 BCX8\">Early<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244191089 BCX8\"> 19th Century<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244191089 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244191089 BCX8\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW244191089 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>The early 19th century was marked by ballet and opera. Jean B\u00e9raud and Edgar Degas depicted their backstage. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"306\" data-id=\"225895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Jean-Beraud.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Jean-Beraud.png 452w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Jean-Beraud-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\">Jean B\u00e9raud, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\">Backstage at the Opera<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\">, oil on canvas, 38 x 54 cm, 1889, Paris, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW82436954 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82436954 BCX8\"> Carnavalet<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW82436954 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"306\" data-id=\"225894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Degas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Degas.png 441w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LF-Degas-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\">Edgar Degas, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\">The Dance Foyer at the Opera on Rue Le Peletier<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\">, oil on canvas, 35 x 46 cm, 1872, Paris, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW66410734 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66410734 BCX8\"> d&#8217;Orsay<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW66410734 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>This trend was accompanied by the creation of the Op\u00e9ra Garnier during Haussmann&#8217;s renovations between 1860 and 1875. <\/p>\n\n<p>The physical requirements, body shape, and rhythm required to be an opera dancer were very strict. At the end of the 19th century, innovative choreographic figures such as Lo\u00efe Fuller emerged. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225896\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW109538196 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109538196 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109538196 BCX8\"> Fuller in Butterfly<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW109538196 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109538196 BCX8\">, Photograph, 1901, Washington, Library of Congress<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW109538196 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173256298 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173256298 BCX8\">Turning an Art, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW173256298 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173256298 BCX8\"> Fuller<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173256298 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Marie Louis Fuller, known as Lo\u00efe Fuller (1862-1928), an American dancer and choreographer, revolutionized the dance industry. She created her &#8220;Serpentine Dance&#8221; in 1892 in New York, which she patented in France through considerable effort. She also patented her scenographic and technical innovations. Lo\u00efe Fuller spent most of her career in Paris and performed regularly at the Folies-Berg\u00e8re after spending her youth in Illinois, the United States, and discovering skirt dancing in London. <\/p>\n\n<p>This artist broke the mold by asserting herself as a woman in an industrial, commercial, and chemical environment, but also by formalizing her lesbian relationship with Gab Sor\u00e8re (1898-1928). <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225897\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\">Jean de <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW185800356 BCX8\">Paleologu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\"> (Pal), <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\">Poster for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW185800356 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\"> Fuller&#8217;s performance at the Folies-Berg\u00e8re<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185800356 BCX8\">, lithograph, late 19th century, private collection<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW185800356 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW216757914 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW216757914 BCX8\">A compelling production<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW216757914 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>She developed her costumes using a white silk dress and wooden rods extending from her arms. She freed the dancer from the traditional tutu and uncomfortable ballet slippers. She created choreographies and projected lighting effects onto her costume to bring it to life. She formed friendships with prominent artistic, scientific, and aristocratic figures such as Auguste Rodin, the Lumi\u00e8re brothers, Marie Curie, and Marie of Romania. She collaborated with Marie Curie on her &#8220;Ultraviolet Dance&#8221; and &#8220;Radium Dance.&#8221; Her main inspiration was nature, whether it was fauna with her &#8220;Butterfly&#8221; or flora with her &#8220;Lily Dance.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p>The highlight of her career was the 1900 World&#8217;s Fair, where she became the &#8220;Electricity Fairy.&#8221; It was at this time that the dancer created her own theater and then founded her own dance school.  <\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178929103 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW178929103 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178929103 BCX8\"> Fuller left behind filmed testimonies such as &#8220;Le Lys de la Vie,&#8221; a film she made with her partner.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW178929103 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>She is also frequently depicted in the visual arts, and even sculpted on the caryatids of the balcony in Paris. The number of statuettes, posters and lamps bearing his image bear witness to his popularity and his status as a Parisian icon. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21.png 169w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21-161x300.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\">Fran\u00e7ois-Raoul Larche, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\">The Dancer <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW198718187 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\"> Fuller<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198718187 BCX8\">, gilded bronze, 46 cm, 1901, New York Museum of Modern Art<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW198718187 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225899\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\">Pierre Roche,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW44469254 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\"> Fuller<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW44469254 BCX8\">, stone, c. 1900, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, balcony of the building at 39 rue <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW44469254 BCX8\">R\u00e9aumur<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW44469254 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225900\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116620790 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116620790 BCX8\">Pierre Roche, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW116620790 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116620790 BCX8\"> Fuller, 1900, single-sided plaster medallion, 1.7 x 19.3 cm, Paris, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW116620790 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116620790 BCX8\"> d&#8217;Orsay<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW116620790 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>These objects, along with films and photographs, provide a record of the artist and his work. New artists can then draw inspiration from them. One example is Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe and her representations of flora. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225901\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\">Georgia <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW34372610 BCX8\">O\u2019Keeffe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\">Red Canna, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34372610 BCX8\">1924<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW34372610 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW68804624 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68804624 BCX8\">La <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW68804624 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68804624 BCX8\"> Fantastic Ballets<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW68804624 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>La Lo\u00efe founded her dance school in 1908, called the &#8220;Ballets Fantastiques.&#8221; This &#8220;school,&#8221; which was not an institution in the strict sense, welcomed young girls aged 6 to 15 (they were educated until the 1950s by Gabrielle Bloch &#8220;Gab Sor\u00e8re&#8221;). Since the identities of the girls studying there are unknown, the exact influence of this school cannot be traced. Only photographs of the girls dancing or posing bear witness to them. Furthermore, Lo\u00efe Fuller took great care to keep her production methods and dance steps secret, even in her own films. One of the only names we have is Isadora Duncan. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225902\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218462055 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218462055 BCX8\">Harry C. Ellis (1857-1925), Miss <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW218462055 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218462055 BCX8\"> Fuller and her Dancing School, 1914, silver print, 11.6 x 17.1 cm, Paris, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW218462055 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218462055 BCX8\"> d\u2019Orsay<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW218462055 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-26.png 332w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-26-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW99424732 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99424732 BCX8\">Harry C. Ellis, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW99424732 BCX8\">Lo\u00efe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99424732 BCX8\"> Fuller&#8217;s Students Dancing in a Park, 1914, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW99424732 BCX8\">Aristotype<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99424732 BCX8\"> (citrate print), 17.5 x 23.2 cm, Paris <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW99424732 BCX8\">Mus\u00e9e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99424732 BCX8\"> d&#8217;Orsay<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW99424732 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877\u20131927) is one of the most famous dancers of the 20th century. She was a student of Lo\u00efe Fuller, in one of her troupes on the 1902 tour. Isadora then pursued her artistic independence. She developed a kind of archaeology of ancient dance using Greco-Roman ceramics. Despite their differences, Lo\u00efe Fuller and Isadora Duncan remained mutually admiring of each other&#8217;s work. The young woman follows in her elder&#8217;s footsteps with her innovative appearance and white cloth costumes, even though Isadora&#8217;s costumes were intended to recreate the clothing worn in ancient Greece. Likewise, the two women were photographed dancing in front of iconic monuments. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-27.png 241w, https:\/\/www.museumtv.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-27-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65348804 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65348804 BCX8\">Harry C. 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