Edward J. Steichen :: Dancer Margaret Severn in costume striking a pose with one arm above her head and the other holding her skirt hem. Vanity Fair, 1920s. | src and hi-res Getty Images
Max Pollak :: Lo Hesse, ca. 1925. Drypoint with color aquatint. src Annex Gallery «Lo Hesse was a German dancer, model, and muse of Avant Garde designer Walter Schnackenberg in Berlin and Munich in the 1910s. She was known for her extravagantly costumed performances with famed dancer Joachim von Seewitz.»
Edward Steichen ~ Harriet Hoctor. Unpublished photograph in a black costume, en pointe, with her arms in front her, 1934. Vanity Fair | src Condé-Nast store ~ Fine ArtEdward Jean Steichen ~ American dancer Harriet Hoctor on pointe in an arabesque, wearing all black costume which includes a cap. Vanity Fair, 1932 | src getty imagesEdward J. Steichen ~ American dancer Harriet Hoctor on pointe in an arabesque, wearing a black costume and black cap. | src getty images