“Acrobats of God” was a show conceived by Martha Graham, in which “she mocks herself, modern dance, ballet and more.” From May 5, 1960 — Ms. Graham and Company left New York to appear at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, then to London. Ms. Graham, David Wood and their colleagues were pictured.Photo: Sam Falk/The New York Times
Xavier Miserachs, Antoñita La Singla, Barcelona, 1962 (via)
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Salvador Dali spilling his popcorn.
Popcorn Nude (Philippe Halsman, 1949)
This undated photo appeared with the caption: “Getting A Tip From A Beauty: Justine Johnstone, musical comedy star, gives helpful hints in kicking the pigskin to “Red” Fitzgibbon, Halfback and star Drop-Kicker of Creighton University, at Omaha, Neb.” Photo: The New York Times
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New York circa 1909. “Lady Richardson.” The British dancer and writer Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883–1932), author of “Dancing, Beauty and Games.”
From Hausmäuschen und Feldmäuschen (House mouse and field mouse)
Otto Speckter, From Otto Speckter, with a biography by Karl Hobrecker, Berlin, 1920.
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