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Feather Turban Elegant Lady Vintage 1920s Charles Sheldon Fashion Ad. Photograph

Feather Turban Elegant Lady Vintage 1920s Charles Sheldon Fashion Ad. Photograph

$ 2.61

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Color: Sepia
  • Region of Origin: US
  • Subject: Fashion & Costumes
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: 5" x 7"
  • Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Date of Creation: 1920-1929
  • Condition: Fine condition with minor edge and corner wear. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
  • Photo Type: Gelatin Silver
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Artist: Charles Sheldon
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    ITEM:
    This is a circa 1920s vintage and original gelatin silver photograph taken by American illustrator and amateur photographer, Charles Sheldon. Here, a model is captured in a casual moment, elegantly dressed and topped with a feather turban. Likely taken as an aid for the creation of a pastel work for an advertisement or women's magazine fashion plate, this unique art deco artifact is sure to please.
    Measures 5" x 7" sepia on single-weight, matte paper stock.
    Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
    Charles Gates Sheldon was one of the premiere illustrators of the 1920s and 1930s. He created advertising for lingerie companies, Fox Shoes, Breck Shampoo (he originated the “Breck Girl” campaign), and movie magazine cover portraits. Sheldon maintained a studio at Carnegie Hall in New York City during the twenties and thirties and photographed the glamorous Hollywood film stars of the era for his cover portrait work. Stars who sat for Sheldon include: Jean Harlow, Clara Bow, Marion Davies, Gloria Swanson, Pola Negri, Olive Borden, Mary Pickford, and dozens more.
    These stills were never meant for public consumption. They were taken to be used for his pastel portraiture work. Many are unscripted - Sheldon was an amateur photographer and it is unique to see such glamorous stars posed often times so informally. Part of Sheldon’s talent was a knack for convincing his artist’s models and leading ladies to pose for him partially undressed or fully nude — emulating the spirit of NYC’s Ziegfeld Follies and other burlesque revues which had taken Manhattan by storm during the Roaring 20s. This still comes from the collection of Charles Sheldon.