1927 Ziegfeld Follies Pirate Girl Alfred Cheney Johnston Photograph NR
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ITEM: This is a vintage and original large format sepia toned, gelatin silver double weight matte finish photograph of the very pretty Ziegfeld Follies Dancer Suzanne Conroy by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Her stage outfit is a hoot a scantily clad pirate wench with a far away gaze, adding the roar to the Roaring Twenties!
From legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this alluring c. 1927 oversized, hand printed photograph of a beautiful Follies showgirl in costume for the musical "Rio Rita." A magnificent jazz age flapper portrait that showcases Suzanne Conroy's pirate queen pin-up persona. A wonderfully beautiful and rare example from the celebrated photographer.
Photograph measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" on a matte double weight paper stock. This has been neatly and permanently mounted onto a larger exhibit board which measures 12" by 15 1/2".
Photographer's ink stamp, and handwritten notation in pencil to verso.
Suzanne Conroy was among the most beautiful of Florence Ziegfeld's glorified American girls. Here, she is a pirate princess captured in 1927 at the height of her beauty by Alfred Cheney Johnston, who had as much a part of creating the Follies reputation as Ziegfeld himself.
Fine condition with but minimal handling and storage wear and slight silvering to the emulsion. This has been mounted onto an exhibit board and is verso stamped and hand notated as seen in scan. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
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