Tag: 1920s

Agniel bent forward · 1929

John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel leaning on her shoulders, ca. 1929 | src Wellcome collection
De Mirjian Studios ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched, knees and feet over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library
De Mirjian Studio ~ Marguerite Agniel posing with her back arched and legs stretched out over her head, wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library

Agniel bent back by de Mirjian

De Mirjian Studios~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back, circa 1929 | src Wellcome library collection
Agniel in Supta Virasana. Marguerite Agniel demonstrating “A good exercise for the back and abdominal muscles” in her 1931 book The Art of the Body (Batsford, 1931). Photograph by John de Mirjian | src wikimedia commons
John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, photographed in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library collection