#bathing beauties
New York World’s Fair 1939
Source:NY Public Library
Showgirls frolicking in the big reflecting pond. In the background is the Trylon and Perisphere, plus a huge statue of George Washington (back turned). The fair was heavy on bathing beauties. Wait ‘til you see the pics from the Aquacade!
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La Plage de Calvi. Corse. 1928. Roger Broders.
31 1/8 x 42 3/8 in./79 x 107.5 cm
A rapturously beautiful, supreme Deco celebration of Corsica, the Mediterranean, and the idylls of beach life from the travel-poster master. The colors are impossibly crisp, especially considering this Grande Dame of posterdom is now 90 years of age. This is actually an advertisement for the PLM railway; the line not only advertised destinations in southern Europe, but also points across the water accessible from those ports. This is the French-language version.
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Now that’s what you call an ‘hour glass figure!’ I can tell time by gazing upon her, which is also quite enjoyable. ~ Doc 11/2021
Sennett Girls in Serpentine Confetti, 1918
Photographer: Nelson Frazer Evans (American; 1889¬–1922)
Gelatin silver print
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
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