Category: 1920s

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

William H. Mortensen :: Art study for Selected Quatrains from ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with Camera Projections (*)’, 1925.
(*) The photographer’s first book. This hand-bound title was produced by Mortensen while he was designing sets for a mid-1920s production of the Rubaiyat entitled ‘A Lovers Oath’. | src hauntedBYstorytelling

Courtney Crawford, ca. 1924

William Herbert Mortensen (1897 – 1965) :: Courtney Crawford with Masks, ca. 1924. | source monster brains
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William H. Mortensen (1897 – 1965) · Courtney Crawford with Masks, ca. 1924. | source lexiconmag
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Nancy Cunard by Curtis Moffat

Curtis Moffat (1887-1949) ~ Nancy Cunard in feather headdress holding out hand, ca. 1925 | src V&A
Curtis Moffat (1887-1949) ~ Nancy Cunard in feather headdress holding out hand, ca. 1925 | src V&A
Curtis Moffat (1887-1949) ~ Nancy Cunard in feather headdress holding out hand, ca. 1925 | src V&A

Toboggan Mann von Lavinia Schulz

Minya Diez-Dührkoop :: Tanzmaske “Toboggan Mann” von Lavinia Schulz. Costume designs by Lavinia Schultz and Walter Holdt for “Bibo”, 1924. | src MK&G · Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)
Minya Diez-Dührkoop :: Tanzmaske “Toboggan Mann” von Lavinia Schulz. Costume designs by Lavinia Schultz and Walter Holdt for “Bibo”, 1924. | src MK&G · Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)
Minya Diez-Dührkoop :: Tanzmasken “Toboggan Frau” und “Toboggan Mann” von Lavinia Schulz. Costume designs by Lavinia Schultz and Walter Holdt for “Bibo”, 1924. | src MK&G · Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)

Tanzmaske “Sie” für Bibo

Minya Diez-Dürhkoop :: Tanzmaske “Sie” von Lavinia Schulz. Costume designs by Lavinia Schultz and Walter Holdt for ‘Bibo’, 1924. | src MK&G · Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)
Minya Diez-Dürhkoop :: Tanzmaske “Sie” von Lavinia Schulz. Costume designs by Lavinia Schultz and Walter Holdt for ‘Bibo’, 1924. | src MK&G · Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)

Sappho, 1926

William H. Mortensen (1897-1965) · Sappho (actress Dorothy Cumming), 1926. Manipulated photograph. Unique Print. | source Flickr via hauntedbystorytelling | more [+] by this photographer

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

William Herbert Mortensen · Art study for Selected Quatrains from ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with Camera Projections’ (*), 1925.
(*) This was the photographer’s first book. This hand-bound title was produced by Mortensen while he was designing sets for a mid-1920s production of the Rubaiyat entitled ‘A Lovers Oath’. | src Swann Galleries via hauntedBYstorytelling

Possession, ca. 1927

William H. Mortensen :: Excerpt from “A Pictorial Compendium of Witchcraft”, ca. 1924 – 1926 | src Flickr
William H. Mortensen :: Possession, ca. 1927. Excerpt from “A Pictorial Compendium of Witchcraft”. | src monster brains
William H. Mortensen :: Possession, ca. 1927. Excerpt from “A Pictorial Compendium of Witchcraft”. | src monster brains


‘Caprice Vanois’, ca. 1924-1926

William H. Mortensen (1897 – 1965) :: ‘Caprice Vanois’, ca. 1924-1926. Manipulated photograph. Unique Print. | src whmortensen.com 
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