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The Dolly sisters

MADAME d’ORA
The Dolly sisters
 (c. 1928)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
(18.0 × 21.1cm)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2022
© the Artist's Estate

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Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International

 

About this work

Around 1928 Madame d’Ora photographed the Dolly Sisters, who were celebrated for their glamorous performances in the 1920s. Jenny and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-American identical twins, were vaudeville and cabaret dancers adored in Britain, the United States and across Europe for their beauty and erotically charged performances. In d’Ora’s photograph they embody the ideal of the modern woman, with bobbed hair and short skirts, dressed in glittering couture costumes and adorned with pearls.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Accession Number
2022.900

Department
International Photography

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