Category: 1920s

Actress Beatrice Lillie, 1926

Florence Vandamm :: Actress Beatrice Lillie, in character as the Coloratura for Charlot’s Revue of 1924, with her mouth open as if singing, wearing a tiara, a long dark velvet sleeveless dress, long white gloves unbuttoned at the wrists and left hanging from there with fingers dangling, and a scarf of sheer netting thrown around her neck, holding a bouquet of flowers. Vanity Fair, 1926. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Mary Wigman in Visionen, 1928

Charlotte Rudolph ~ Tänzerin, Tanzpaedagogin und Choreografin Mary Wigman in dem Tanz ‘Visionen’, 1928 | src getty images

Also on : Paroles de corps (la chorégraphie au XXe siècle) Thierry Villa, 1998

Charlotte Rudolph ~ Mary Wigman. Distinguished European danseuse at Chanin Theater, 28.12.1931 | src getty images

Bronislava Nijinska ca. 1921-22

Bronislava Nijinska dressed in costume with a crown / tiara and flower-detailed dress (Photo by Florence Vandamm/Conde Nast via Getty Images)
Florence Vandamm :: Bronislava Nijinska dressed in costume with a crown / tiara and flower-detailed dress, ca. 1930. | src Getty Images
Programme Officiel des Ballets et Opéras Russes de Serge de Diaghilew (Théatre National de L'Opéra), Mai-Juin 1922 (srcLofC) La Nijinska Chorégraphe des Ballets Russes
La Nijinska Chorégraphe des Ballets Russes. From : Programme Officiel des Ballets et Opéras Russes de Serge de Diaghilew (Théatre National de L’Opéra), Mai-Juin 1922 | src Library of Congress
La Nijinska Chorégraphe des Ballets Russes. From : Programme Officiel des Ballets et Opéras Russes de Serge de Diaghilew (Théatre National de L'Opéra), Mai-Juin 1922 | src Library of Congress
La Nijinska / Chorégraphe des Ballets Russes. From : Programme Officiel des Ballets et Opéras Russes de Serge de Diaghilew (Théatre National de L’Opéra), Mai-Juin 1922 | src Library of Congress
Florence Van Damm :: Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Humming Bird Princess in The Sleeping Princess, 1921. | src L. of Congress
Florence Van Damm :: Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Humming Bird Princess in The Sleeping Princess, 1921. | src L. of Congress
Florence Van Damm :: Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Humming Bird Princess in The Sleeping Princess, 1921. | src L. of Congress
Florence Van Damm :: Photograph of Bronislava Nijinska as the Humming Bird Princess in The Sleeping Princess, 1921. | src L. of Congress

Dorothea Varda, ca. 1925

The celebrated West End mannequin beauty and stage star Dorothea Varda, wearing stockings stitched with jewels, circa 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency) | src and hi-res Getty Images

Josephine Baker by d’Ora 1927

Josephine Baker, Folies Bergere, ca. 1926. Non attributed photographer on source. (detail) | src getty images
Atelier d’Ora ~ Tänzerin und Sängerin Josephine Baker in einem roten Tüllkleid des französischen Modeschöpfers Jean Patou. Die Dame 14/1927. Aufnahme: Madame d’Ora (Dora Kallmus) | Josephine Baker in a red tulle dress by Jean Patou. | src getty images
Josephine Baker, Folies Bergere, ca. 1926. Non attributed photographer on source. Probably from this photoshoot with Kallmus. | src getty images

Pavlova greeting card

Madame d’Ora :: Anna Pavlova (1885–1931). Grußkarte an Willem Grütters 1928. (Greeting card). | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg