Tag: bending backwards, bending back

Georgia Graves, Vogue, 1928

George Hoyningen-Huene :: Georgia Graves, Folies-Bergère dancer, wearing a thigh-length chiffon dance dress, leaning backward, her left arm also extended backward over her head, her right arm extended forward, holding a translucent ball. Published in Vogue, 1928. | src Condé Nast via Getty Images

Edith von Schrenck, 1922

De danseres Edith von Schrenck. Plaats en land onbekend, 1922. Serie van 2 foto’s. | Dancer Edith von Schrenck. Place and country unknown, 1922. Series of 2 photos. | src Fotocollectie Het Leven

Syrischer Tanz, 1920s

Anna Pavlova (Anna Pawlowa or Анна Павлова; 1881–1931) in ‘Syrischer Tanz’ (Syrian Dance). German postcard. Didier Hanson Collection. | src Flickr | related post

Zauberhafter Verschränkung, 1925

Atelier d’Ora ~ Benda :: Die Tanzgruppe Gertrud Bodenwieser in zauberhafter Verschränkung ins Bild gesetzt, 11.06.1925. | Gertrud Bodenwieser dance group pictured in a magical entanglement, 11.06.1925. | src ÖNB and Bildergipfel

Russian dancer Felia Doubrovska or Dubrovskaya, 1929

Russian dancer Felia Doubrovska, or Felia Dubrovskaya [Russian: Фелия Дубровская], real name Фелицата Леонтьевна Длужневская, (Felizata or Felicata Dlouzhnevskain); born in St Petersburg, on February 13, 1896. Dancer in Balanchine ballet and Diaghilev Ballets Russes, ca. 1929

A Woman by Sibilla Aleramo

Detail of the bookcover for 'A Woman' by Sibilla Aleramo. Unknown artist. Image edited from: Giannina Censi: Aerodanze 3, 1931
Detail of the bookcover for ‘A Woman’ by Sibilla Aleramo. Unknown artist. Image edited from: Giannina Censi: Aerodanze 3, 1931
'A Woman' by Sibilla Aleramo. First published in 1906, this semi-autobiographical novel is a key text for understanding Italian women's writing of the twentieth century. | src Penguin Books | Giannina Censi: Aerodanze 3, 1931; edited image for bookcover.
‘A Woman’ by Sibilla Aleramo. First published in 1906, this semi-autobiographical novel is a key text for understanding Italian women’s writing of the twentieth century. | src Penguin Books | Giannina Censi: Aerodanze 3, 1931; edited image for bookcover.
Giannina Censi in "Aerodanze 3: rovesciamento d'apparecchio", 1931. Mart, Archivio del ’900, Fondo Censi. | src Mart, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto on Google Arts
Giannina Censi in “Aerodanze 3: rovesciamento d’apparecchio”, 1931. Mart, Archivio del ’900, Fondo Censi. | src Mart, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto on Google Arts