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Lake George, New York 1916 EK1610 Costume Bathing black sleeveless maillot pantaloon. Bandana cathing cap. TL (knees and calves). Bare arms, armpit. Wet. Cleavage side. Headlights. Actions This dripping wet young lady climbing out of the water wears a provocative swimsuit: bare legs, arms, an armhole that displays cleavage, knots on the straps, and sufficiently form fitting (especially when wet) to outline nipples and belly button (1). No skirt on these pantaloons. Commentary This is a thinner look than what Annette Kellerman looked like when she was arrested in Boston in 1907 (AK0750); nine years ago, with bare arms, knees and calves. We don't see feet in the picture but they are implied to be bare. Undoubtedly in the years in between a thinning of the maillot pantaloon has also occurred. Source Alfred Stieglitz, photographer, "Ellen Koeniger," Lake George, 1916. From. "Unseen Stieglitz, New Yorker, 1995, who reports on "Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George" at the Museum of Modern Art and credits the picture courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Alfred Stieglitz Collection. Activetravels.com states that Stieglitz made at least four shots of Koeniger, "We see a dripping wet woman climbing onto the dock from the lake in a relaxed and carefree manner not usually associated with Stieglitz's earlier work." But we don't know if Koeniger is a model, socialite, or stranger, but we do know this is stage of the art swimsuit eroticia. 1 picture. |
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