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Queenie Ladovitch: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 1:54pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Queenie Ladovitch." Possibly the daughter of Ernest (Ernst) Vladimir Ladovitch, president of the Washington Conservatory of Music. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Tried another way of doing it
Submitted by photojacker on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 8:48am.
Here's my take on it. I was pleased with my initial foray into iridescent fabric, and used a royal purple to tie everything together.
Ask and You Shall Receive
Submitted by ajax1946 on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 4:03pm.
Greycat, I hope the colors are close to what you had in mind.
One is bigger
Submitted by DoninVa on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 4:14pm.
Why would someone want the left breast to appear smaller than her right? I hope an enterprising Photoshopper will restore her lovely proportions.
[Whoever made the alteration was just adding a highlight. SOP in those days. - Dave]
Beautiful Subject
Submitted by Paul A on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:41pm.
and form study. Maybe there were many, but I remember this pose as a figure that my Grandmother had in her bathroom. The figure was purchased as raw bisque at a craft or hobby shop in the '40s, '50s or '60s, painted by the purchaser (my Grandma) and returned to the shop to be fired in a kiln. However I don't remember the figure having the upper garment.
Gorgeous!
Submitted by spcook on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:35pm.
And very risque. Did they have bikini waxes in 1920?
Just Beautiful
Submitted by joenotes on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:51pm.
She is just gorgeous! My very own "Picture of Lily"
What more can you ask? A short list.
Submitted by Greycat on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 9:47pm.
A very pretty young woman, with a lovely figure, dressed in a scanty costume. Timeless beauty, what more can you ask? Please put this young woman in the Shorpy top 10!
I would also like to see this one Colorized. Perhaps a soft green or peach color for her outfit.
Au Naturel
Submitted by Roo on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 8:08pm.
No Photoshop here!
[The only alteration to this image was some non-digital bust enhancement. Which I Photoshopped out. - Dave]
Get Me Outta Here!
Submitted by jamesforsyth on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 6:29pm.
She doesn't look like a happy puppy.
Dylan
Submitted by switzarch on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 5:19pm.
Wasn't the line from one of his songs "She's an artist, she don't look back!" She is relaxed within herself.
Wow!
Submitted by Maniak Productions on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 4:16pm.
She looks like a wax statue. And her navel is showing! NBC will fire her for that.
A true beauty
Submitted by GordonB on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 4:01pm.
Whose looks bridge the limits of time
Wow! What a dish!
Submitted by petepuma on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 3:42pm.
That's ALOT of skin to be showing for 1920!
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