Maudelle Bass Weston

Maudelle Bass Weston (1908 – June 11, 1989) was an African-American concert dancer, model and prominent cultural figure in the Los Angeles, California, arts community during the 20th century.

Early life and career

Originally from Early County, Georgia, Bass Weston moved to Los Angeles around 1933.

Once relocated to Los Angeles, she established herself as a well-known studio model for art schools and for artists such as Johan Hagemeyer, Diego Rivera, and Edward Weston.

Bass Weston was also the subject of African-American sculptor Beulah Woodard's work Maudelle.

She was the first African American to study with modern choreographer Lester Horton.

Death

Bass Weston died, age 80–81, at the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield, New Jersey.