Ekaterina Galanta, 1917

Ira L. Hill’s studio (NYC) :: Russian ballet dancer Ekaterina Galanta, 1917. | src University of Washington Libraries | hi-res here

J. Antoine’s autochrome sunsets

Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage dans des tonalités rose-orangés, la mer à l’horizon, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la mer sous un ciel nuageux, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage, la mer à l’horizon, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage, la mer à l’horizon, la silhouette d’un homme se détachant sur le banc de sable, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la mer, falaises au premier plan, ciel nuageux en arrière-plan, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: France ; Normandie ; Manche ; Granville, 1905-1912. Positif transparent; Support verre; Procédé Autochrome
Jules Antoine (1863-1948) :: Coucher de soleil sur la plage, la mer à l’horizon, la silhouette d’un homme se détachant sur le banc de sable, 1905-1912. Autochrome. [alternative rendition of photo on top] | src of all set Ministère de la Culture

Paul Poiret by Steichen, 1911

The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911
The First Modern Fashion Photography Shoot. Paul Poiret by Edward Steichen, 1911

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In 1911, publisher Lucien Vogel dared photographer Edward Steichen to promote fashion as a fine art in his work. Steichen responded by snapping photos of gowns designed by leading French fashion designer Paul Poiret, hauntingly backlit and shot at inventive angles.

The photographs were published in the April 1911 issue of the magazine Art et Décoration. According to historian Jesse Alexander, the occasion is:

“now considered to be the first ever modern fashion photography shoot,”

The garments were imaged as much for their artistic quality as their formal appearance

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Edward Steichen, L’Art de la Robe by Paul Poiret in Art et Décoration, 1911 via

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Edward Steichen, L’Art de la Robe by Paul Poiret in Art et Décoration, 1911 via

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Edward Steichen, L’Art de la Robe by Paul Poiret in Art et Décoration, 1911 via

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Edward Steichen, L’Art de la Robe by Paul Poiret in Art et Décoration, 1911 via

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Nude by Germaine Krull, ca. 1919

Germaine Krull :: Nude, ca. 1919. Vintage silver print. Signed by the photographer in the negative lower right; numbered “1619”, most likely by Krull, in purple pencil on the reverse. | src 13th WestLicht Photo Auction
Germaine Krull :: Nude (Berthe Krull), ca. 1920-1925. Silver prints, each on warm paper. | src Swann Galleries

Olive Thomas by Otto Sarony, 1919

Otto Sarony :: Olive Thomas (1894-1920) was no stranger to the Alexandria Hotel. In 1919, she starred in The Spite Bride that used the hotel as a location. | original source: Bizarre LA initially posted in hauntedbystorytelling

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