The photos are of my Aunt Lolo, aka Lieselotte Schlösser Mann, probably taken in the late 40's in New York City by Marcus Blechman.
Ali and I discovered them whilst unpacking some boxes. We were both gobsmacked - me by the stylish beauty of my aunt, Ali by the exquisite skill of the photographer. Ali noticed the blind embossing on the bottom right hand corner of the photograph "Marcus Blechman New York N,Y." and rushed downstairs to Google the photographer, muttering under his breath "...back in the good old days... they did it right ... nothing matches film as a medium...."
Hilariously, on of the links takes you to
1943 Autographed Gloria Swanson Photo - Marcus Blechman
"...a rare photograph of Gloria Swanson by reknowned entertainment photographer Marcus Blechman."
La Swanson has a dead dove perched on her head and is guilty of Appearing in Public With Lipstick Annexing Face Real Estate. It makes my aunt look like an absolute stunner. What is the appeal of Gloria Swanson, anyway? It always baffled me whenever I watched one of her films. I'm not even talking about the schlockfest of "Sunset Boulevard" which my university film professor adored. Most of the stuff she was in was mannered and barely watchable. Thanks to Wikipedia I did find one nice photo of her:
However, I think I'm more intrigued with the costuming and headband than anything else.
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