Étangs Noirs
awesomepeoplereading: Lily Elsie reads. books0977: Lily Elsie reading. Elsie (1886–1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow. “Perhaps her face is nearer to that of the Venus de Milo in profile than to any other famed beauty. There are no angles to be found about her any place… Nature never made a more brilliant success in the beauty business than she did with Lily Elsie. Everyone agrees that Lily Elsie has the most kissable mouth in all England… she possesses the Cupid’s bow outline with the ends curving upward delicately, all ready for smiles… Strangely enough, the women of the land were among her most devoted admirers.”
1bohemian: The Final Dada reunion, Weimar, 1922. Left to right, El Lissitzky, Nelly and Theo Van Doesburg. Seated, Hans Richter, Tristan Tzara, & Hans Arp.
michaelfaudet: Vivien Leigh
awesomepeoplereading: Guillaume Apollinaire reads, in a photographic portrait by Pablo Picasso.
awesomepeoplereading: Roland Barthes just caught you reading over his shoulder.
awesomepeoplereading: Maria Callas reads and writes.
Cléo de Merode
seafaringgypsy: Children observing Miss Lola on the tightwire by Nina Leen, 1949
thebeautyofmarilyn: Marilyn photographed by Joseph Jasgur, 1946.
mulovesimages: LEILA - EDOUARD BOUBAT - 1947
screengoddess: Happy Birthday Constance Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965)