Tag: masked

Michio Ito by A. L. Coburn

Alvin Langdon Coburn ~ Japanese dancer Michio Ito wearing fox mask designed by Edmund Dulac, 1915 | src The Guardian

 

‘Caprice Vanois’, ca. 1924-1926

William H. Mortensen (1897 – 1965) :: ‘Caprice Vanois’, ca. 1924-1926. Manipulated photograph. Unique Print. | src whmortensen.com 
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Lo Hesse in Tschaikiun, 1921

Franz Xaver Setzer :: German dancer Lo Hesse in a Chinese pantomime [Tschaikiun] and wearing a mask, Vienna, 1921. Costume design by Walter Schnackenberg. | src Imagno · Getty Images
Walter Schnackenberg :: Ballet und Pantomime ‘Tschaikiun’ II (Lo Hesse), 1920. | src Colletti Gallery
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Atelier Setzer, Wien (1909 – 1939 Atelier) :: Lo Hesse. Rollenpörtrat. Fotopapier auf Karton. | src Theatermuseum Wien
Walter Schnackenberg :: Ballet und Pantomime ‘Tschaikiun’ I, print # 3 (Lo Hesse), 1920. | src 1st dibs

Dance study by de Meyer

Adolf de Meyer :: [Dance study], ca. 1912. Platinum print | source The Metropolitan Museum of Art via wikimedia commons

It has been suggested that this photograph, the only [known] nude by de Meyer, has some connection to the Ballets Russes, but the nature of that link remains mysterious. The image vibrates with an uneasy erotic tension, a product of the figure’s exposed torso, startled body language, and disguised identity. (quoted from The Met)

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