Category: 1920s

Toni Freeden by Frieda Riess

Frieda Gertrud Riess (1890-1954) ~ German dancer Toni Freeden in a dancing pose, 1927 | src getty images
Atelier Riess ~ Toni Freeden-Belling [in Tanzpose]. Der Querschnitt, B.7, H.5, Mai 1927

Grit Hegesa by Mahrenholz

Rolf Mahrenholz ~ Portrait of the dancer [and actress] Grit Hegesa. Published in Die Dame 1/1925 | src getty images
Rolf Mahrenholz ~ Die Tänzerin Grit Hegesa, Porträt. In: Die Dame 1/1925. Aufnahme: Rolf Mahrenholz | src getty images

Girl in rabbit costume · 1922

Charmian Bernays in a rabbit costume in front of her family home in Toowoomba, 1922 | src State Library of Queensland
[Detail] Charmian Bernays poses dressed in a rabbit costume in front of her family home in Toowoomba (Queensland), age 8, 1922 | src State Library of Queensland

Swedish woman by Goodwin

Henry Buergel Goodwin ~ Aktstudie. Schwedische Frau, from Natur und Kultur das Weiss, Berlin 1925 | src eBay

She strongly resembles Goodwin’s model Carin B.

Henry Buergel Goodwin ~ Swedish woman (nude study), from Natur und Kultur das Weiss, Berlin 1925 | src eBay

Anaïs Nin through the years

Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) in the snow wearing wool cap, 1911 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) in white dress (studio photograph with studio stamp), Barcelona 1910 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) wearing a jacket and a beret, 1915 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) sitting at a desk, writing, 1914 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs and her two brothers, Thorvald and Joaquín Nin, 1913 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) sitting on bench wearing hat, 1919 | src The Anais Nin Trust
Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) wearing hat adorned with flowers, studio portrait, ca. 1920 | src The Anais Nin Trust

Baker by Hoyningen-Huene

George Hoyningen-Huene ~ Josephine Baker for Vogue Studio, 10 November 1927 | src Yale university library
George Hoyningen-Huene ~ Josephine Baker [in a wig by Antoine de Paris] for Vogue Studio, 10th November 1927 [detail]
George Hoyningen-Huene ~ Josephine Baker for Vogue Studio, November 1927 (full size) | src Yale university library
George Hoyningen-Huene ~ Josephine Baker for Vogue Studio, November 1927 | src Yale university library

Girl in meadow by Sarra

Valentino Sarra (Italian, 1903-1982) ~ Girl in Meadow, 1930. Gelatin silver print | src heritage auctions
Valentino Sarra (Italian-American, 1903-1982) ~ Girl in Meadow, 1930. Gelatin silver print | src heritage auctions