Category: 1930s

The Shadow of the Sand, 1935

Forman Hanna :: Nude study titled ‘The Shadow of the Sand’, 1935. The Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer. | src eBay
Forman Hanna was internationally known for his pictorial-style photography. His photographs were exhibited nationally and internationally including exhibits in New York, Washington D.C., London, Glasgow and Paris. Raised in a small Texas town, Hanna had his first encounters with photography and most of his art training through camera-club magazines. Emulating the Pictorialist style, he used his western surroundings as subject matter.
While working as a pharmacist in Globe, Arizona, Hanna made frequent trips to nearby canyons and Pueblo villages to photograph what the believed was a lost way of life. Recognized for his Arizona landscapes, he often exhibited in the juried shows of camera clubs.  Hanna’s choice of subject matter reflected his lifelong residence in Arizona. He frequently turned his camera on the Native Americans of the Southwest, idealizing the lifestyle of the Apache, Navajo, and Hopi tribes. He was also accomplished at picturing female nudes, which he classically posed in the area’s natural surrounding [quoted from source]

The Moon Maiden, 1933

Forman Hanna :: The Moon Maiden, 1933, halftone print from Photograms of the Year 1933, the annual publication of pictorial photography. | src eBay
Forman Hanna :: The Moon Maiden, 1933, halftone print from Photograms of the Year 1933, the annual publication of pictorial photography. Full page. | src eBay

Acrobatic dancers · Nudes

Laure Albin-Guillot ~ Danseuse acrobatique, 1937. Gelatin silver print. | src Heritage Auctions
Laure Albin Guillot (née Laure Meffredi) ~ Étude de nus, ca. 1935. Tirage argentique d’époque signe au crayon en bas a droite.
Indications au crayon pour une reproduction au verso. | src Leclere maison de ventes
Laure Albin-Guillot ~ Danseuse acrobatique, 1937. Gelatin silver print. | src Heritage Auctions

Dancer in an Egyptian costume

Sasha ~ Alexander Stewart :: A dancer dressed in an ancient Egyptian costume and helmet during Lady Newnes Historical Egyptian Matinée at London’s Hippodrome, 29th May 1930. (Hulton Archive) | src Getty Images

Nudes by Yvonne Gregory

Yvonne Gregory (British, 1889-1970) :: Nude, ca. 1935. Matt warm-toned gelatin silver print, mounted on paper, the front signed in pencil, verso with photographer’s label, copyright limitation and label from the Camera Club Permanent Collection. | src Bonhams
Yvonne Gregory :: ‘The Veil’ (Nude study), 1930. Matt warm-toned gelatin silver print, mounted on paper, the front signed in pencil, the verso titled and signed in pencil, with label from the Camera Club Permanent Collection. | src Bonhams
Yvonne Gregory :: ‘In the Sunlight’. Nudes in Nature, 1940s. Matt warm-toned gelatin silver print, mounted on paper, the front signed in pencil, titled on verso with an assortment of labels including photographer’s credit and copyright limitation. | src Bonhams

Chrysalis (1933) by R. Maingot

Rosalind Maingot :: ‘Chrysalis’, Art Deco nude study, 1933. From: The Amateur Photographer, November 1933. | src eBay
Rosalind Maingot :: ‘Chrysalis’, Art Deco nude study, 1933. From the London Salon of Photography. Published in The Amateur Photographer & Photographic News, November 1933. | src eBay

The Silk Scarf (Nude study), 1933

Rosalind Maingot (1894-1957) :: «The Silk Scarf» (Nude study), ca. 1933. From: Photograms of the Year 1933, the annual publication of pictorial photography. Plate VI. | src eBay
Rosalind Maingot (1894-1957) :: «The Silk Scarf» (Nude study), ca. 1933. Rosalind Maingot [FRPS] came into her photography career after a successful career as an actress. Born in Australia, Maingot studied at the London School of Photography after marrying a surgeon and settling in London. Her work includes figure studies, still lifes and flowers, but throughout her photographs of women, influences from her previous acting career can be seen both in terms of pose and emotion. The Camera Club Archive holds several works by Maingot, including some of her beautiful costume studies.
She later became a successful medical photographer, working alongside her husband, and was one of the key people involved in setting up the Royal Photographic Society’s Medical group.
She was one of the greatest of contemporary portrait photographers and one of the few women to be made a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. | quoted from src eBay

Wearing an Egyptian Costume

George Rinhart :: Miss Afton McWilliams, member of the New York Art Colony, who has gained fame with her paintings of Hollywood movie stars, and creations in dance costumes, is shown in an Egyptian costume of her own design. (original caption) | src Getty Images

Learning to swim, 1934-1935

Reg Speller :: Swimming lesson for youngsters at Brighton, August 20th, 1934. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images
Reg Speller :: Swimming Moves. Swimmers from the Rosemand school in Littlehampton practice their swimming technique on the beach, 22nd July 1935. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images