

images that haunt us



A sultry vamp view of Shirley Dorman in an oversized hat with dangling
vines and strands of pearls, ca. 1927-1929. Vintage and original studio
portrait photograph of Paramount Pictures contract player Shirley
Dorman. Dorman had a very short career, appearing in only two films
(“Honeymoon Hate” [1927] and “The One Woman Idea” [1929]) and one stage
play (“The Great Waltz” [1934]). / source: eBay

Mario Lasalandra :: Amateur Actors # 4, 1968 / source: paolo morello studio
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Nelly’s (Elli Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari)
:: New Yorkers, “Easter Parade” series. New York, 1953 – source: Benaki Museum
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Actress Alice Terry, 1920′s. Ross Verlag vintage photo postcard / source: virtual-history-movie

Actress Helen Foster posing for a portrait while wearing “Pilgrim” garb and holding a live turkey, November 1927 (source: NYTimes)

Martin Badekow :: Berlin, ca 1928. From the exhibition Fashion Room (2009). It presents photographic strategies that shows the time-bound perception of fashion and thus
the underlying relationships between fashion, culture and society.
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