Tag: dance costume

dancer Margaret Severn, 1920s

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

Lo Hesse, ca. 1925

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.»

Joachim von Seewitz als Pierrot

Max Pollak :: Joachim von Seewitz (Joachim Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Oscar von Brüsewitz). Depiction of the dancer as Pierrot with a long robe hanging from his body, color etching, around 1920. | src Auktionhaus Mehlis

Danseuse au tambourin, 1924

Pierre-Gérard Carrier-Belleuse :: Danseuse au tambourin | Dancer with Tambourine (Nina Constantinova), 1924. Vintage postcard. Braun & Cie. Éditeurs (nº 7502). | src DelCampe

The Withered Rose

Pierre-Gérard Carrier-Belleuse :: Et Rose elle a vécu… Souleima de l’ Odéon. The Withered Rose ~ La rosa marchitada ~ Die verblühte Rose ~ CPA Salon de Paris 5020. AN. Alfred Noyer, Paris. | src DelCampe

Dancer Adele Astaire, ca. 1927

Edward J. Steichen :: American dancer Adele Astaire (aka Lady Cavendish) wearing a flamenco-styled costume, posed with hand on her hip and holding a cigarette. Vanity Fair, ca. 1927| src and hi-res Getty Images

La Jana by Atelier Balázs, 1927

Atelier Balász :: Dancer and actress Henriette Margarethe Hiebel, known as La Jana, full-figure portrait, in a costume decorated with flowers and a hat, 1927. Published in ‘Die Dame’ 08/1927. | src and hi-res Getty Images