David Gwinnutt :: Leigh Bowery, circa 1983. Modern bromide print from original negative. / src: National Portrait Gallery, London
Tag: costume
Julia Margaret Cameron :: ‘I Wait’, 1872
Albumen print by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) identified as a portrait of Rachel Gurney. Cameron set up a private studio at her Isle of Wight home at the age of 48, after her daughter gave her a camera, and she became expert at using the collodion wet-plate process.
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Julia Margaret Cameron :: Paul and Virginia (models: Freddy Gould and Elizabeth Keown), albumen print, 1864
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Patriotic tintype of children
holding the flag and enacting Yankee Doodle Dandy
. 1870′s-1880′s / src: Swann Galleries
Otto Dyar :: Hollywood actors Fay Wray and Regis Toomey costumed as pilgrims out for a Thanksgiving hunt, 1931 /
The press snipe reads: “PILGRIM’S PROGRESS – Fay Wray and Regis Toomey, Paramount players, emulate the originators of Thanksgiving Day.” / src: Grapefruit Moon Gallery on eBay
Arnold Genthe :: Dulcie Moor, one of Marion Morgan dancers, 1910′s / src: Historical Ziegfeld
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Vintage ca. late 1910′s / early 1920′s photograph of Ziegfeld Follies showgirls the Fairbanks Twins, Madeline and Marion, in a spirited jazz age costume view. Though not actually twins, the sisters were a fixture in vaudeville, early silent film, and become featured stars in the Ziegfeld Follies and Midnight Frolic revues. (by Culver Pictures Inc., NY) / src: Grapefruit Moon Gallery
Unidentified photographer :: Weegee as King, 1956 / via ICP
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