Category: 1940s

Hilary Napier by M. Michaelis

Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ No title [Hilary Napier in ‘Exaltation’], 1947 | src NGA
Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ Bodenwieser Ballet open air performance, featuring Hilary Napier, 1940 | src NLA · National library of Australia

Shona Dunlop in Cain and Abel

Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ No title [Shona Dunlop as Cain in ‘Cain and Abel’], Sydney, 1941 | src NGA
Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ No title [Shona Dunlop as Cain in ‘Cain and Abel’], Sydney, 1941 | src NGA
Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ No title [Shona Dunlop as Cain in ‘Cain and Abel’], Sydney, 1941 | src NGA
Margaret Michaelis (1902-1985) ~ No title [Shona Dunlop as Cain in ‘Cain and Abel’], Sydney, 1941 | src NGA

Desperate Heart, 1944

Barbara Morgan :: Dancer Valerie Bettis in Desperate Heart, 1944 (printed ca. 1982). | src akron art museum

The dancer Valerie Bettis in Desperate Heart, 1944 (printed ca. 1982) by Barbara Morgan. This image of modern dancer and choreographer Valerie Bettis performing her signature work approaches abstraction. Her body is almost completely obscured by the cascading fabric of her skirt. | akron art museum

Leben im toten Wald, 1945-46

Theo Felten :: Leben im toten Wald (Hürtgenwald*), 1945-46. | Life in the Dead Forest (Hürtgenwald*), 1945-46 | src Lempertz
(*) The battle of the Hürtgenwald involved the greatest losses of World War II. It took place on the Belgian-German border (Düren district) in Germany from 6th October 1944 until 10th February 1945. (quoted from source)


« La Magie du Rail » 1949

René Groebli :: Rail Magic, 1949 | « La Magie du Rail » series (# 1180) Tirage argentique vintage.
René Groebli :: Rail Magic, 1949 | « La Magie du Rail » series (# 594) Tirage argentique vintage.
René Groebli :: Rail Magic, 1949 | « La Magie du Rail » series (# 394) Tirage argentique vintage.
René Groebli :: Rail Magic, 1949 | « La Magie du Rail » series (# 400) Tirage argentique vintage.
René Groebli :: Rail Magic, 1949 | « La Magie du Rail » series (# 551) Tirage argentique vintage. | src René Groebli

Annemarie Heinrich · Nude XIX

Annemarie Heinrich ~ Desnudo / Nude XIX, 1948. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Nailya Alexander gallery
Annemarie Heinrich ~ Desnudo / Nude XIX, 1948. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Nailya Alexander gallery

Annemarie Heinrich Nude XIX

Annemarie Heinrich :: Desnudo XXI | Nude, 1946. | originally posted on tumblr
Annemarie Heinrich :: Desnudo XXI / Nude 21, 1946 | src Galeria Vasari at AIPAD