CCD's Classic Cancan Archive. Black and White Cancan Photography from the Golden Age. This specialist gallery brings together the spellbinding work of professional photographers who documented the Cancan during its glory days; from the early thirties through to the late 1960s. Contributions always welcome; Black and White material please.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Mistinguett
One usually thinks of Mistinguett as a French music-hall star of the 1920's-30's paired with Maurice Chevalier, but she apparently also enjoyed an earlier career as a cancan dancer, as the above poster would indicate. This is from an EBay France auction, where you can see a larger version of this poster and also another more famous one from later in her career.:
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/C1977-Poster-Bergere-Paris-Music-Hall-Theatre-Ladies-/350701416052?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item51a76eee74
See a brief biography at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistinguett
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