Tag Archives: Mata Hari

ERTÉ: THE MAN IN THE ERMINE LOUNGING PAJAMAS

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Dave

In the 1970′s and 1980′s, when he turned his hand to lithographs and serigraphs, he became widely known in the United States. As the Art Deco style came back into fashion, many of his works, including ”The Alphabet” and ”The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Music/Composition/Performance, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Ann Pennington, Anna Pavlova, art deco fashion design, Eileen Pringle, Erté, George White, Georges Barbier, Lorette C. Luzajic, Mata Hari, Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguett, Paul Poiret, Sarah Bernhardt, Sergei Diaghilev | Leave a comment

GYPSY QUEENS & ALCHEMY KINGS

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Dave

One was quite homely and unfeminine, and the other a beauty.Queen Christina of Sweden and Greta Garbo. Yet their destinies crossed into a fusion of karmic proportions that continues to invite question and pique curiosity. For both, the determination to … Continue reading →