Tag: oriental costume

Ronny Johansson by Falkengren

Uno Falkengren (1889 – 1965) ~ Dansösen Ronny Johansson, Stockholm, 1922 | src Moderna museet

Edna Morton for Elcha studio

Anthony Barboza ~ Portrait of actress Edna Morton, in costume, early 20th century (studio Elcha, NY) | src getty images

Edna Morton (April 2, 1894 – July 31, 1980) was an American actress who was in films in the 1920s. She starred in mainly race films most of them produced by Reol Productions. Her most notable films being Spitfire (1922), Easy Money (1922), and The Call of His People (1921). She was also in a film by Oscar Micheaux called A Son of Satan (1924). She is known to have been in ten films in total. She was referred to as “the colored Mary Pickford”. (text retrieved from wikipedia entry)

Anthony Barboza ~ Portrait of actress Edna Morton, in costume, early 20th century (studio Elcha, NY stamp on bottom right)

Billy Blei von Trude Fleischmann

Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Rollenbild der Schauspielerin Sibylla Blei (1897-1962), um 1925 | src Wien Museum
Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Rollenbild der Schauspielerin Sibylla Blei (1897-1962), um 1925 | src Wien museum

Grit Hegesa by Atelier Binder

Atelier Binder ~ Grit Hegesa sitting cross-legged with cigarette holder. Die Dame 24/1921 | src getty images
Atelier Binder ~ Grit Hegesa modelling dress with wide sleeves and hat, 1921 | src getty images
Alexander Binder ~ Grit Hegesa. Vintage postcard 452/2 | src alamy
Atelier Binder ~ Portrait of the dancer Grit Hegesa, 1921 | src getty images
Atelier Binder ~ Grit Hegesa Schneidersitz mit Zigarettenspitze. In: Die Dame 24/1921 | src getty images

Kupferova in oriental costume

František Drtikol (1883-1961) ~ Ervina Kupferová in oriental costume with fan, ca. 1920. Bassenge Auktionen Photographs 2015 lot 4176 & LL/59783
František Drtikol (1883-1961) ~ Ervína Kupferová (oriental costume), ca. 1920 | src mutualArt

Slavenska in Triumphant David

Mia Slavenska in ‘Triumphant David’. Paris, theatre Cite Universitaire, December 1936. (Detail) | src getty images
Mia Slavenska in ‘Triumphant David’. Paris, theatre Cite Universitaire, December 1936. (Roger-Viollet) | src getty images
Mia Slavenska in ‘Triumphant David’. Paris, theatre Cite Universitaire, December 1936. (Roger-Viollet) | src getty images

Pfundmayr by Dora Kallmus

Madame d’Ora (1881–1963) ~ Hedy Pfundmayr in ‘Tanz der Salome’ (Richard Strauss), Vienna, ca. 1924 | src Ostlicht

On verso: “Wiener Foto-Kurier” agency stamp, label with text: “Hedy Pfundmayer (sic), Primaballerina de l’opera a Vienne comme ‘Salome'”. Also, several annotations in pencil on the reverse, as: “Berhümte Solo Tänzerin […] die Tänzerin Pfundmaier (sic)”.

Exotic dancers by Gustav Borgen

Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Eksotisk danser i positur og kostyme, 1891-1922 | Norsk Folkemuseum NFB.25930
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Exotic dancer in pose and costume, 1891-1922 | Norsk Folkemuseum
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Exotic dancer in pose and costume, 1891-1922 | Norsk Folkemuseum
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Eksotiske dansere i positur og kostyme, 1891-1922. | Norsk Folkemuseum NFB.25923
Gustav Borgen (1865 – 1926 ) ~ Portrett, frøken Buttedal [Portrait, Miss Buttedal], 1915 | src Norsk Folkemuseum
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Exotic dancers in pose and costume, 1891-1922 | src Norsk Folkemuseum
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Eksotisk danser i positur og kostyme, 1891-1922 | Norsk Folkemuseum
Gustav Borgen (1865-1926) ~ Exotic dancer in pose and costume, 1891-1922 | Norsk Folkemuseum