Tag: neck bent back

Nina Virouba (Danse), 1960

Jeanloup Sieff (1933–2000) :: Nina Virouba (from the series ‘Danse’), Paris, 1960. | src Ostlicht 15th photo auction
Jeanloup Sieff :: Nina Virouba (from the series ‘Danse’), Paris, 1960 | src hauntedbystorytelling (tumblr)


Lynn Fontanne, Strange Interlude

Edward J. Steichen :: British-born American-based actress Lynn Fontanne (born Lillie Louise Fontanne) as Nina Leeds, the desperate heroine of Eugene O'Neill’s controversial nine-act drama Strange Interlude, 1928. Gelatin silver print. | src Curiator
Edward J. Steichen :: British-born American-based actress Lynn Fontanne (born Lillie Louise Fontanne) as Nina Leeds, the desperate heroine of Eugene O'Neill’s controversial nine-act drama Strange Interlude, 1928. Gelatin silver print. | src Curiator
Edward J. Steichen :: British-born American-based actress Lynn Fontanne (born Lillie Louise Fontanne) as Nina Leeds, the desperate heroine of Eugene O’Neill’s controversial nine-act drama Strange Interlude, 1928. Gelatin silver print. | src Curiator

In the Box, 1962 by R. Bernhard

Ruth Bernhard :: ‘In The Box, Vertical’, 1962. Silver print, printed later, dry-mounted to card. Signed and titled in pencil on card recto. | src Sotheby’s
Ruth Bernhard :: In the Box – Vertical, 1962. Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Ruth Bernhard :: In the Box – Horizontal, 1962. | src Phillips via Flickr

Leni Riefenstahl by Emil Otto Hoppé

Der Heilige Berg – Leni Riefenstahl – UfA – nº 15 | src Wiener Werkstaette Postkarten
Emil Otto Hoppé :: Leni Riefenstahl, dancer, director and actress, 1928. | src Hoppé Estate Collection
SKÖN FILMANDE DANSÖS / BEAUTIFUL DANCE FILM | src Scenen (1927) at Projekt Runeberg

SKÖN FILMANDE DANSÖS
Den vackra bilden härinvid föreställer den tyska dansösen Leni Riefensthal såsom hon framträder i den stora Vfa-filmen Bergens hemlighet. Dansösen har här den icke så lätta uppgiften att framhäva sin egen skönhet bredvid den naturprakt, som scenerierna frän Alperna erbjuda i den märkliga filmen.
BEAUTIFUL DANCE FILM
The beautiful picture next depicts the German dancer Leni Riefensthal as she appears in the great VfA film Der Heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain). The dancer has the not so easy task of emphasizing her own beauty next to the natural splendor that the scenery from the Alps offer in the strange film. | src Scenen (1927) at Projekt Runeberg

Agniel bent back by de Mirjian

De Mirjian Studios~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back, circa 1929 | src Wellcome library collection
Agniel in Supta Virasana. Marguerite Agniel demonstrating “A good exercise for the back and abdominal muscles” in her 1931 book The Art of the Body (Batsford, 1931). Photograph by John de Mirjian | src wikimedia commons
John de Mirjian ~ Marguerite Agniel posing leaning back wearing a two-piece costume and matching turban, photographed in studio, 1929 | src Wellcome library collection