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Barbara Dean

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this beautiful portrait of Follies showgirl Barbara Dean. Noted illustrator J. Knowles Hare was commissioned by impresario Flo Ziegfeld to create pastel illustrations of his glorified American girls based upon the the sittings between Johnston and the showgirls.

Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait

Artist: J. Knowles Hare

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1920s, Alfred Cheney Johnston, american, art nouveau, Barbara Dean, flapper, gelatin silver photograph, J. Knowles Hare, portrait, showgirl, Ziegfeld Follies
Added to Gallery: April 27, 2016

 

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