Tag: seen through veil

Mask self portraits, 1930

Gertrud Arndt (born Gertrud Hantschk) :: Ohne Titel (Maskenselbsporträt · Masked self portrait), Dessau 1930. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018. | src Galerie Kicken, Berlin and MoMa

Gertrud Arndt (born Gertrud Hantschk) :: Mask photograph No. 6, Dessau, ca. 1930. | src Bauhaus Dessau Foundation ~ The Discovery of Photography
“This self-portrait comes from a photographic oeuvre that includes 43 self-portraits known as ‘mask portraits’. The pictures (she said) were taken out of ‘boredom’.” quoted from The Discovery of Photography
Gertrud Arndt (1903–2000) :: Maskenselbstbildnis Nr. 11 | Mask Self Portrait Nº 11, 1930. Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn | Courtesy Kicken Berlin | src Sheroes of Photography (part I) exhibition

Woman in sheer garment, ca. 1920

H. Richardson Cremer :: Woman in sheer garment, ca. 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Keith de Lellis Gallery via liveauctioneers

Beautiful like Kaloma

“Beautiful like Kaloma“. A semi-nude woman scantily clad in a see-through silk veil. The model, like Kaloma, is standing with both hands in front of her. Original 1910-1920s French Real Photo Postcard. | src eBay

Kaloma, 1914

Kaloma, Pastime Novelty Company (PNC, PNCo.), 1914. Gelatin silver print. Unknown photographer. A nude woman, allegedly Josephine Earp, draped in a long, transparent veil. The veil covers her head and is draped to the ground. She is standing with both hands in front of her. | src The J. Paul Getty Museum
Kaloma, 1914. Toned silver print with hand-coloring. Photographer’s blind stamp, including title, copyright and date. | src Heritage Auctions

This portrait gained fame when it was rumored to be Josephine Sarah Marcus, Wyatt Earp’s third wife. A novelty company, The Pastime Novelty Company, in New York City, published the picture as a postcard, and Kaloma became widely popular as a pin-up during World War I.

Photogravure of a semi-nude woman published on the cover of I Married Wyatt Earp | src wikimedia

This photogravure (image above) of a semi-nude woman was published on the cover of I Married Wyatt Earp. Editor Glen Boyer insisted it was a picture of Josephine Earp from 1880 but the picture was actually copyrighted in 1914. The 1914 copyright is the earliest known version of the photograph. Circulated by the ABC Novelty Company in Brooklyn, New York, in 1914. It is labeled “Kaloma” underneath, and at the bottom right is printed, “© 1914-P.N.Co.”, which was the copyright of the Pastime Novelty Company.

Kaloma [semi-nude woman scantily clad in a see-through silk garment], 1914. Copyright: M.L. Pressler (Canada), 1914. The most famous photo of Sadie Earp (**) that does not depict her. | src eBay
(**) Josephine Sarah “Sadie” Earp (née Marcus; 1861 – 1944) third wife of Wyatt Earp.

Nude beneath veil, ca. 1920

Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude beneath veil, ca. 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Keith de Lellis Gallery via liveauctioneers
Harry Richardson Cremer :: Nude beneath veil, ca. 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src Keith de Lellis Gallery via liveauctioneers