Ziegfeld Star Dorothy Flood by Alfred Cheney Johnston (1931).
This is a carbro made for periodical reproduction, and the image appeared on the cover of the New York Herald Tribune's Sunday magazine in 1932. Restored by Nick and Jane for Dr. Macro's Movie Scans website.
Dorothy Flood (1912–2005) was a ballet dancer with The Metropolitan Opera Company. She became a Ziegfeld Girl and was in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. After her Ziegfeld career ended, she did modeling jobs, one film, and she was in a show with Maurice Chevalier.
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That's a lovely picture and I really like the archery theme.
ReplyDeleteShe sure was beautiful, and what an amazing capture of her!
ReplyDeleteWhat a composition. Beautiful. It also makes me wish that women still wore hats.
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DeleteLovely photo - I like the red and yellow/beige color combination she's wearing. The hat really adds style.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't that blurry rings target behind bring out the main focus of her wonderfully!
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