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mote-historie · 2 months

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Cléo de Mérode in dance dress, Photo by Leopold Reutlinger, Paris, France, 1901.

Cléopatra Diane de Mérode (French, 1875-1966) was a dancer of the Belle Époque era.

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secretceremonies · 4 months

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Dancers taught by the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, 1919.

#ruth st. denis #1919 #dancers #dance #1900s #1910s #1910s style #1910s fashion #1910s dress #early 20th century #20th century #vintage #old photos #photography #vintage photography #1910s photography #20th century photography

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danskjavlarna · 1 year

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The four winds, wind spirits, and other strange winds of yesteryear.

#north wind #wind #dancing #vintage illustration #illustration #1900s

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eyesfullofmoon · 3 months

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"The Dance"

Photographed by Gertrude Käsebier, c. 1905.

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by-saiyuri · 5 months

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as oceans dance around the shore

little something I made for my own fic! (can't post fic-related stuff without some sort of illustration haha...)

#genshin impact #tartagila #zhongli #tartali #you can check out the fic if you'd like #it's under 1900 words #the name is “as oceans dance around the shore”#self promo I guess

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artschoolglasses · 11 months

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Two men dancing at a drag ball, N.Y.C., Diane Arbus, 1970

#two men dancing at a drag ball n.y.c.#two men dancing at a drag ball #diane arbus #arbus #1970 #1970s #1900s #20th century #photography #photograph #art

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thedeadleafs · 6 months

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Eugène Grasset, Suzi Deguez, 1905

#1900s #advertising #theatre #dance #art #art nouveau

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my18thcenturysource · 1 year

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Egyptian Revival

Yesterday's post was about the full opening of Tutankhamun's tomb, but there have been several times when Egypt has had a strong influence in fashion and art, and here I selected a few things from the 1910s and 1920s that are Egyptian revival, and of course let me know which ones are your favourites of you can add some when reblogging this post.

Here we go.

The beginning of the century marked the birth of modern dance, so we see that part of the Orientalism trend had a deep Egyptian influence from Les Ballets Russes to the Denishawn school: strong lines, profile poses, spectacular costumes, all taken from the art and sculpture of the ancient Egypt.

Here a little video of the Denishawn dancers along Ted Shawn (not the dance of the picture above), with no music because this is FROM 1913:

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Also, this influence is clearly seen in the art deco masterpiece that is the dance scene from Metropolis (1927):

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Denishawn students (Lillian Powell, Charlotte Brendel, Grace McCrea, Irene Pryor, Claire Niles) in an Egyptian dance created as part of a vaudeville act by Ted Shawn (not related to the Denishawn Egyptian Ballet), Hixon-Connelly, 1918, The New York City Public Library.

Vaslav Nijinsky and Serafima Astafieva in "Cleopatre", probably by Ernst Sandau, 1912, National Portrait Gallery, London.

Desiree Lubovska as Cleopatra, ca. 1915.

Ida Rubinstein with costume designed by Erté, 1920s.

Dancers from the Folies Bergère with costumes designed by Erté, Paris, 1924.

Dance of the Priest of Ra, from Dances of the Ages, Denishawn dancers, 1913.

Dance Scene, from Metropolis, Fritz Lang, 1927.

Fashion and accessories were deeply inspired by Egypt in the 1920s, thanks to the simple shapes of the garments, the use of striking accessories and jewelry, and the use of embellishments and embroidery to elevate the simple dresses: from appliqués to bead embroidery, to burnt velvet and translucent layers. And of course, let's not forget the use of colour that gives the feel of ancient Egyptian art: gold, sand, teal, royal blue, and burnt orange.

Orange burnout velvet dress, 1920s, available in Antique Graces.

Egyptian revival brooch, Max Neiger, 1920s, sold at auction.

Egyptian revival silk dress with appliqués, 1920s, Stephens College Costume Museum.

"Cleopatre" grande robe du soir by Jean Patou, Les Modes, september 1921 (click that link! You can read the whole magazine!).

Evening dress, Thurn, 1923-26, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Pair of leather gloves with silk embroidery, ca. 1925, LACMA.

Beaded Egyptian revival dress, 1920s.

Egyptian revival silver gild and enamel charms necklace, 1920s, on sale on etsy.

Of course, let's not forget the graphic arts. illustration was a key for advertising and communication when colour photos were not available. Here a small selection of my favourites:

"Cleopatra", J.C. Leyendecker, for the cover of the Evening Standard, August 1923.

Ad for Egyptian Deities cigarettes, 1920s-30s.

Egyptian Goddess, ca. 1929, George Barbier.

Ramses perfume ad, 1923.

Cover for Harper's Bazaar, February 1927, Erté.

Music sheet cover for the Tutankhamen Shimmy, 1923.

And finally an extra: a Tutankhamen shimmy recorded in 1926: