Seductive Natacha Nattova

Russian dancer Natacha Nattova balancing on a round decorated object, draping a black veil from her chin, January 1929. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images
Russian dancer Natacha Nattova balancing on a round decorated object, draping a black veil from her chin, January 1929. (Fox Photos) | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images

Russian dancer Maya, 1923

Carneval. Gekostumeerde feesten. De russische danseres Maja tijdens een bal in Parijs, Frankrijk, 1923. | Carnival. Costumed parties. Russian dancer Maya at a ball in Paris, 1923. | src Het Leven Spaarnestad Photo
Carneval. Gekostumeerde feesten. De russische danseres Maja tijdens een bal in Parijs, Frankrijk, 1923. | Carnival. Costumed parties. Russian dancer Maya at a ball in Paris, 1923. | src Het Leven Spaarnestad Photo
Carneval. Gekostumeerde feesten. De russische danseres Maja tijdens een bal in Parijs, Frankrijk, 1923. | Carnival. Costumed parties. Russian dancer Maya at a ball in Paris, 1923. | src Het Leven Spaarnestad Photo

‘La Baker’ in Voilà, 1933

Teddy Piaz ~ Josephine Baker and her pet cheetah, Chiquita. Cover of the former French weekly magazine Voila, nº 137, Nov. 4th, 1933. | src Flickr
Teddy Piaz (Studio Piaz) ~ Josephine Baker and her pet cheetah, Chiquita. Voila, nº 137, Nov. 4th, 1933. | src Flickr

The Black Cap (Betty May), 1924

Angus Basil :: The Black Cap (Betty May). The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1924 issue (plate XLIX). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src Flickr (Ashley Basil)