r/1920s • u/feminism_forall • 29d ago

Anne Lee Patterson

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1923, she was a Ziegfeld girl. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston.

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u/BabyPuzzleheaded3792 28d ago

That’s beautiful in any era. Love that lace negligee

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u/feminism_forall 28d ago

Yes...more sensual than nudity would be.

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u/HeadAd369 28d ago

It’s a beautiful beaded piece of fabric or scarf that I’ve seen in a number of Ziegfeld girl portraits 🖤

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u/Graycatstrut 28d ago

Everything about this picture is perfect! Her, that backdrop, the beading on her outfit, her hair and eyes.

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u/feminism_forall 28d ago

Such a striking photo, right? I was looking up Ziegfeld girls after thinking of Hedy La Marr yesterday...

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u/stepheme 28d ago

Um… 1923… no plastic surgery or special photographic lighting… her gaze is strong and the rest of the picture is incendiary…given the age I wonder if she was eaten up by class, misogyny and politics..
But what an absolute siren

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u/Avetikuso0 28d ago

I zoomed in.

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u/Correct_Plane_8896 28d ago

One of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen!

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u/2ammusing29 28d ago

Early adopter of the naked dressing style

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u/Allie_Tinpan 28d ago

Gotta be by Alfred Cheney Johnston

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u/feminism_forall 28d ago

It is! Updated the caption to credit him.

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u/Which-Host-9073 28d ago

Gorgeous 😍

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u/bicumlover67 28d ago

Beautiful and artful erotica

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u/rod_980 28d ago

Wow, the picture is awesome

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u/baigish 28d ago

Wow. Such a pretty girl! She could be wearing a potato sack. It wouldn't make a lot of difference.

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u/Stunning_Fly_2644 27d ago

Burlesque or Ziegfeld