author
Troy Kinney
1871–1938
Best remembered for vivid images of dancers and theatrical life, this American artist also wrote about dance with unusual energy and warmth. His books bring together a visual artist’s eye and a storyteller’s sense of movement.
1 Audiobook
The Dance: Its Place in Art and Life
by Troy Kinney, Margaret West Kinney
About the author
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1871, Troy Kinney became known as an American artist, etcher, illustrator, and author. Reliable museum and library sources describe him as especially associated with dance subjects, and note that he studied at Yale’s School of Fine Arts and also at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Kinney’s work often focused on performers and the world of the stage. He collaborated with his wife, Margaret West Kinney, on writing about dance, including The Dance: Its Place in Art and Life, which helps explain why his name appears in both art and book collections. That mix of visual art and lively writing gives his work a distinctive character.
He died in Canaan, Connecticut, in 1938. Today he is remembered not only for his prints and illustrations, but also for the way he helped record and interpret dance as an art form.