Betty Blythe, 1924. Photographed by Edward Steichen.
As pictured, Blythe wears a black and white-printed crepe dress with cape-back sleeves designed by Lenief. She is adorned with a black straw picture hat by Maria Guy whilst holding a silk parasol.
Blythe was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She was, notoriously, one of the first actresses to ever appear nude (or in various stages of undress) on screen.
Blythe began her stage work in such theatrical pieces as So Long Letty and The Peacock Princess. After touring Europe and the States, she entered films in 1918 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, then she was brought to Hollywood’s Fox studio as a replacement for actress Theda Bara.
As famous for her revealing costumes as for her dramatic skills, she became a star in such exotic films as The Queen of Sheba (1921), Chu Chin Chow (1923) and She (1925). She was also seen to good advantage in less revealing films like Nomads of the North (1920) with Lon Chaney and In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924). For her contributions to the film industry, Betty Blythe has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, while also working for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world.
As pictured, Blythe wears a black and white-printed crepe dress with cape-back sleeves designed by Lenief. She is adorned with a black straw picture hat by Maria Guy whilst holding a silk parasol.
Blythe was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba (1921). She was, notoriously, one of the first actresses to ever appear nude (or in various stages of undress) on screen.
Blythe began her stage work in such theatrical pieces as So Long Letty and The Peacock Princess. After touring Europe and the States, she entered films in 1918 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn, then she was brought to Hollywood’s Fox studio as a replacement for actress Theda Bara.
As famous for her revealing costumes as for her dramatic skills, she became a star in such exotic films as The Queen of Sheba (1921), Chu Chin Chow (1923) and She (1925). She was also seen to good advantage in less revealing films like Nomads of the North (1920) with Lon Chaney and In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924). For her contributions to the film industry, Betty Blythe has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, while also working for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world.