Dancers: Ronny Johansson (Polka)   Drypoint with color aquatint, printe a la poupée; ca. 1920, 14 1/4 x 11 15/16" platemark, proof (fewer than 20 printed), from the artist's wife's collection, her red collectors stamp in lower margin, printed by the artist on cream wove paper - 23-1/4 x 18".  Dancer Ronny Irene Johansson was born on July 26, 1891. It was in Sweden that she established a professional dancing career, debuting in Weisbaden in 1916. After touring and performing throughout Europe, she moved the U.S. in 1925 to pursue Modern dance. She first studied under Ruth St. Denis at the Denishawn School of Dance. There, she met Margaret H'Doubler, who at the time was establishing the first dance major in the United States (and possibly
the western world) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Johansson earned her degree there in 1928.