Tag: 1920s

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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Anita Berber as Bingha

Alexander Binder :: Anita Berber as Bingha, costume designed by Walter Schnackenberg, 1922. Schnackenberg was known as the “Toulouse-Lautrec of Germany”. | src 50 watts 

Lo Hesse in Tschaikiun, 1921

Franz Xaver Setzer :: German dancer Lo Hesse in a Chinese pantomime [Tschaikiun] and wearing a mask, Vienna, 1921. Costume design by Walter Schnackenberg. | src Imagno · Getty Images
Walter Schnackenberg :: Ballet und Pantomime ‘Tschaikiun’ II (Lo Hesse), 1920. | src Colletti Gallery
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Atelier Setzer, Wien (1909 – 1939 Atelier) :: Lo Hesse. Rollenpörtrat. Fotopapier auf Karton. | src Theatermuseum Wien
Walter Schnackenberg :: Ballet und Pantomime ‘Tschaikiun’ I, print # 3 (Lo Hesse), 1920. | src 1st dibs