Maurice Seymour :: Alexandra Danilova
in “Le Beau Danube”, 1933 | source: Europeana
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Signed photograph of Ninette de Valois in You’d be Surprised,
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, January-February, 1923. The show
transferred to London’s Alhambra Theatre, and ran for nearly 200
performances, until May 1923. Photo: Hana / source: Royal Ballet
Edward Steichen ::
Isadora Duncan
standing in the portico of the Parthenon
in Athens, 1921. The famed dancer Isadora Duncan produced a poetic gesture mimicking the classical architecture surrounding her. / source: The Toledo Museum of Art / related post, here
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Osaka Maiko Yachiyo II, 1915
Myōseki (inherited names) are often used when naming a new Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) as a mark of respect for a former Geiko (Geisha) and as a means of carrying the cachet of celebrity down through generations.
The geimei (professional name) of a meigi (famous geisha) who has retired from the profession is given to a promising young maiko, but with the suffix ‘the second’ added to it. This can carry on ad infinitum i.e. ‘the third, the fourth, etc.’ with successive generations. This hereditary naming system applies to almost all artisan professions in Japan, including Tayuu (Courtesans) and Kabuki Artists. source: Blue Ruin
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Swallows in Flight Obi. This postcard dates to around the 1920′s or 1930′s. In Japan, the swallow is a traditional symbolic image for meekness, gentleness, sweetness and grace. It is also an emblem of spring. / via
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Frédéric Daniel Boissonnas Baud-Bovy ::
Four Dancers in Flight, 1900′s / via
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Group on rowing boat, Adirondacks, undated. /source: sunshinevintagephoto
Franz Fiedler :: Akt / Nude (Boudoir scene), 1920’s / src: Moravská Galerie
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Anna Pavlova in ‘The Dragonfly’, 1914. Vintage postcard. Unknown photographer. / source: dancadepoisdos / alternative version attributed to Franz Van Riel
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