Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Evelyn N.

You know about my obsession with Zelda and Edna and now I have a new person to add to the mix...Evelyn Nesbit. Considered by many to be the original Gibson Girl, her life sounds like something out of a modern tabloid. A teen sensation loved (and hated) by many, photographed endlessly, and the catalyst of a crime of passion. FASCINATING.


I've added this to my reading rotation:





This is one of her modeling shots from age 16. The Helen of Troy of the early 20th century?

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