Edward Steichen :: Actress Mary Heberden, 1935. Gelatin silver photograph.
Courtesy Condé Nast Archive. src: ArtBlart
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Giancarlo Botti :: Italian actress Sophia Loren, undated / src the art stack
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Lupe Velez circa 1925
Moffett Studio :: Actress Lola Fisher, undated. / src: Broadway Photographs
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Tamara Karsavina by Hoppé
Emil Otto Hoppé :: Dancer Tamara Karsavina in ‘Le Spectre de la Rose’, 1911 | src E.O. Hoppé
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Moffett Studio :: American stage actress Katherine Chrystal Herne, undated, probably 1910′s / source: broadway.cas.sc.edu
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Karsavina by Bertram Park
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Ashibe Odori, 1910′s
Maiko (apprentice geisha) Yachiyo II of Osaka, dressed for the Ashibe Odori, the public dances of the Nanchi Gokagai (Southern five geisha districts), which were first performed in November 1888. The geiko (geisha) of Osaka are known for their “hera-hera odori” or dances that feature acrobatic stunts such as handstands. / src: Blue Ruin
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A Geisha biting a Tenugui, 1920′s
“[She] rises to one knee and puts one end of her [tenugui] hand towel in her teeth, pulling on it with her right hand. This is a typical Kabuki gesture for a female character in the throes of a deep emotion.” According to “The Art of Kabuki” edited by Samuel L. Leiter, first published in 1979, page 114. / src: Blue Ruin
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