"Anna Pavlova’s feet were famously arched and tapered, yet her shoes have much less pronounced blocks for the toes than any modern ballerina would employ. She was the most world-renowned ballerina with the most world-renowned feet — but her shoes make us marvel at the strength those slender feet must have had. (This pair is thought to have been made in the 1920s, a decade when she traveled the globe.) They also have a remarkable amount of side stitching. We can only speculate what support this gave her."
—alastair macaulay on anna pavlova's pointe shoes for the new york times
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Anna Pavlova in costume as Giselle.
Photographed by Bert Auguste in Paris, France. 1909.
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I imagined her as permanently shod in her sugar-icing pink frock and pink satin ballet shoes.
Cecil Beaton on Anna Pavlova, Ballet
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John Lavery (Irish,1856-1941)
Anna Pavlova, 1911
Oil on canvas
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anna pavlova's plaster life mask by victor frisch, c. 192o .
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Anna Pavlova and her pet swan, Jack, at Pavlova's Ivy House in London, England. August 1927.
Photographed by Lafayette.
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Чарли Чаплин и Анна Павлова
1922 год. Встреча двух гениальных людей - актера и режиссёра Чарли Чаплина и балерины Анны Павловой. Утверждают, что Чарли всю жизнь был влюблён в Анну, хотя и пережил ее больше, чем на 40 лет. Тогда он ей сказал :»Мы похожи с вами, Анна! Я – бродяга, вы – сильфида. Кому мы нужны? Вот нас и гонят...»
Был ли у них роман?
Конечно, чаплиноведы и павлововеды могут, наверное, ответить на этот вопрос, но случайные люди так не сидят - посмотрите на левую руку Чарли, которая переплетена с правой рукой Анны.
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