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Portrait of Madge Macbeth striking a Loie Fuller inspired dance pose (pose 2)

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1895.

Reference:

R2057-28-2-E, Volume number: 22

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3796455

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Madge Macbeth fonds

Portraits of Madge Macbeth

Portrait of Madge Macbeth striking a Loie Fuller inspired dance pose (pose 2)
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1895.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 photograph : albumen ; 12.5 x 8.6 cm.
Positive Paper Silver - albumen

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of a posed, full-length, studio portrait of Madge Macbeth as a teenager. Macbeth is wearing her hair up and a voluminous empire waist dress. In this pose, Macbeth is shown kneeling, with one hand lifting up one corner of her skirt, and with the other hand lifting her skirts on her other side so that the corner has been lifted over her head.
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Associated name: Macbeth, Madge, 1878-1965

Photographer: Westlake, F.G
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Physical description note:

Mounted to card

Note on the state of conservation:

Photograph is on white card that has been soiled and marked/stained with possible water damage

Accompanying material note:

A typewritten slip was stored with one of the photographs from this sitting (MIKAN 3796481): Lois (sp) Fuller had made this type of dancing popular. At first, the Hell / muth staff discouraged such performances, but soon they gathered where / my entertainment took place and applauded decorously.

Location of duplicates note:

A duplicate copy of this photograph exists in this series.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed, verso (handwritten): For / My Dear Retta / from her affectionate / Venus / P.S. I may (underlined) have enough to send you another pose, but / they are awfully scarce / Jan. 23d '95, Photographer's name is embossed on the card, l. l. recto

Related material:

5 additional photographs, taken during this sitting, exist in this series; 4 of these reflect different dance poses.

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2007-00692-8
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada

Volume [R2057]

[Consultation 90 Open]

22 Item no. assigned by LAC 28

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit line : Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R2057-28
Copyright : Expired
Restrictions on use : None

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