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Olga Spessiva, ballerina, Central Station, Sydney, 1934 / photographer Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

• 2 older comments, and then…
• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Olga Spessivtzeva (1895-1991):
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Spessivtseva

• Harris County Public Library said:

  ;-) beauty

• creece2010 said:

  Yes, artists have their madness..that's why they are artists...the illness shows on her sculpted face: hurt but proud, maybe she needed more vitamins...she looked malnourished

• Rosemarie said:

  beautiful lady

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Disability History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Dandre-Levitoff Ballet Company, starring Olga Spessivtzeva, in the foyer of the Theatre Royal, Sydney, October 1934 / Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

• Pixel Wrangler said:

  Identifications (shown above in notes) by Valerie Lawson in Behind Ballet. In 2010, Valerie Lawson was the Nancy Keesing Fellow at the State Library of New South Wales where she researched the ballet and dance collections.  

Olga Spessiva in Prince Igor costume, ca. 1934 / Studio Lipnitzki, 109 Fg St Honore. Paris

from State Library of New South Wales

• 6 older comments, and then…
• tacit geese said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy Art Post (share 1 comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group! Awesome !!!!

• cqgloomsunday said:

  Nice!!

• Lulybelle said:

  A classic beauty!

• eva-johanna said:

  Those hands... Lovely shot! .)

• Catch Me Now Photography said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Catch the Female Portrait , and we'd love to have this added to the group!