More "Tragic Beauties"

Some more "Tragic Beauties," via Shorpy.com; the caption reads "Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Marcel Beauty Shop, Connecticut Avenue." Member of the 'Beauticult of America.' H&E glass negative."

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Thanks, Susan, for sending this along.

"Tragic Beauties," Barbara Abel

I just stumbled upon these lovely and uncanny photographs of early 20th century shop-window mannequins by Barbara Abel. Part of a series she calls "Tragic Beauties," the photos were taken in a a "dimly lit mannequin warehouse in downtown Detroit, [where] they sat, covered in plastic for decades, until a few years ago when they were sold to collectors."

Lovely, wonderful things; can't help but wonder--and not without envy--who are the lucky collectors who ended up with them?

More on the "Tragic Beauties" here. Via, again, the fantastic Wurzeltod, who seemed to have found them on the Marieaunet Blog, from which I sourced the above images. Please click in images to see larger, more-detailed versions.